Learning to Drive

"It's never too late to begin a new adventure."

2014 1h 45m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 212

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

“It's never too late to begin a new adventure.”

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Cast

Patricia Clarkson
Wendy
Ben Kingsley
Darwan
Jake Weber
Ted
Sarita Choudhury
Jasleen
Grace Gummer
Tasha
Avi Nash
Preet
Samantha Bee
Debbie
Matt Salinger
Peter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isabel Coixet
Writers: Eddy Mayer, Sarah Kernochan
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 8

CAST

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237+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Isabel Coixet, shot by Manel Ruiz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dhani Harrison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thelma Schoonmaker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley and Jake Weber carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to begin a new adventure.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Isabel Coixet directs. Manel Ruiz behind the camera. Dhani Harrison scores. Thelma Schoonmaker cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3237+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Isabel Coixet, shot by Manel Ruiz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dhani Harrison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Thelma Schoonmaker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley and Jake Weber carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to begin a new adventure.".
9IMDB entry: tt3062976 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "new york city", "marriage crisis", "taxi driver", "sadness".

The technical file

Cinematography: Manel Ruiz
Original score: Dhani Harrison
Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker
Production design: Dania Saragovia
Makeup / hair: Jacqueline Weiss
Sound: Tom Fleischman
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Box office: $3,447,633
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Learning to Drive (2014)

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Reno2016-06-14
★ 7/10
The religious and cultural influence in the modern America. The second film together for the two lead actors and the director. This film characters were well understood and executed with a full details. It is always women filmmakers who do a fine job like this. While the western world is not able to differentiate between Sikhs and the one who they think these people are for just wearing turban, this film comes in handy to educate them. Especially the youths who are yet to grow up and learn what the real world is. No offense, just saying they are lack of the knowledge. A simple drama about two people from two different races. Since they meet very often during the driving lessons, an unexpected bond develops between them and begin to understand each others agony despite their cultural gap. It helps them to re-organise their struggling life, but the relationship is put on a tested when it reached at a certain stage. How they react to it and the plan for the rest of their lives reveals before ending the narration smartly. No twists, but the interesting concept and the choices of the characters makes the film one of the well organised low cost products with a quality of the practical standards. Ben was amazing as usual, and it is his one of the remarkable small roles. Patricia Clarkson too was in a very casual character display as a typical middle-aged American wife going through a crisis. This film reminds me the 'Midnight My Love'. Somewhat similar film yet culturally differentiates. So this film's not about how good the story is, but the society, how it views a person from outside and inside. It is also about the individual characters on how their life transforms with a new friendship and while learning new stuffs to put behind their bad past. This film suit better for the adults because of the theme on them. So I suggest you if you are one to try this wonderful tale. 7/10

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