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''Happy-Go-Lucky'' is a 2008 British film written and directed by Mike Leigh.
''[[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.
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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=== Tropes associated with this work: ===
* [[An Aesop]]: Have fun and enjoy life. {{spoiler|But know that you can't necessarily make everyone else happy.}}
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: Scott accuses Poppy of this.
* [[BLAM Episode]]: Mike Leigh's previous work is much [[Darker and Edgier]].
* [[Non Sequitur Episode]]: Mike Leigh's previous work is much [[Darker and Edgier]].
* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|[[Defied Trope|Openly defied]] }}
* [[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.
* [[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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* [[Cool Teacher]]: Poppy.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Poppy.
* [[Character Filibuster]]
* [[Character Filibuster]]
* [[Cluster F Bomb]]: Scott {{spoiler|when he breaks down.}}
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Scott {{spoiler|when he breaks down.}}
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Scott.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Scott.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Zoe.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Zoe.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Poppy and Zoe. The even sleep in the same bed. And like to cuddle.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Poppy and Zoe. The even sleep in the same bed. And like to cuddle.
* [[The Hyena]]: Poppy.
* [[The Hyena]]: Poppy.
* [[Its All About Me]]: Scott accuses Poppy of being like this. Ironically, when he accuses her of knowing how to drive and only wanting to take driving lessons so she can flirt with him and drive him crazy, he comes off as this.
* [[It's All About Me]]: Scott accuses Poppy of being like this. Ironically, when he accuses her of knowing how to drive and only wanting to take driving lessons so she can flirt with him and drive him crazy, he comes off as this.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Scott.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Scott.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: The whole film is something of a deconstruction - {{spoiler|Poppy doesn't realise the way her behaviour can look flirtatious to an uptight, frustrated older man, while he doesn't realise she's a real person and not his rescuing [[Blithe Spirit]].}}
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: The whole film is something of a deconstruction - {{spoiler|Poppy doesn't realise the way her behaviour can look flirtatious to an uptight, frustrated older man, while he doesn't realise she's a real person and not his rescuing [[Blithe Spirit]].}}
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 2 October 2020

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.

Tropes used in Happy-Go-Lucky include: