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''[[Happy-Go-Lucky]]'' is a 2008 British film written and directed by Mike Leigh.
 
The main character is a 30-year-old bachelor woman, Pauline "Poppy" Cross, who shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. The film follows the misadventures of the happy-go-lucky teacher as she attempts to get a driver's license and deal with the daily issues of her life and her teaching career.
 
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* [[An Aesop]]: Have fun and enjoy life. {{spoiler|But know that you can't necessarily make everyone else happy.}}
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Opinions on whether Poppy is healthily happy or an annoying maniac vary widely.
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: Scott accuses Poppy of this.
* [[BLAMNon Sequitur Episode]]: Mike Leigh's previous work is much [[Darker and Edgier]].
* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|[[Defied Trope|Openly defied]] }}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Poppy. She is kinda happy her bike was stolen, because she always wanted to get a driving licence. She also stuffs chicken fillets in her bra, because: "I like the way they make me feel. Like a natural woman." When drunk she is even more random than usual.
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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Happy -Go -Lucky]]
[[Category:Film]]