Learning to Drive (2014)
Directed by Isabel Coixet
Genres - Comedy, Romance, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Marriage Drama, Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Aug 21, 2014 (USA), Aug 21, 2015 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Isabel Coixet's slice-of-life comedy/drama Learning to Drive stars Patricia Clarkson as Wendy, a middle-ages book critic who is shattered when her husband Ted (Jake Weber) leaves her. In order to visit her daughter (Grace Gummer), who lives upstate, Wendy begins taking driving lessons from Darwan (Ben Kingsley) an American citizen originally from India who makes a living as a cabbie and giving driving lessons. The two strike-up a friendship that helps her learn to take control of her life, and him adjust to his new life after an arranged marriage. Learning to Drive screened at the 2014 (Toronto International Film Festival.