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LEARNING TO DRIVE – 7PM

October 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

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Learning to Drive

Screening:
October 8, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, John Hodgman
Comedy/Drama, 90 minutes, 14A for language and sexual content, (USA/UK)

“An amiable, well-meaning story of fellow feeling extending across social boundaries, there’s a kind of built-in worthiness to the premise that suggests something a lot duller and more tin-eared than Coixet’s film delivers”Jessica Kiang, The Playlist

Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley star in this feel-good, coming of (middle) age comedy about a mismatched pair who help each other overcome life’s road blocks.

Wendy is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman; Darwan is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she’s never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humour, and love in starting life anew.

Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Student $8

Details

Date:
October 8, 2015
Time:
7:00 pm

Organizer

Barrie Film Festival
Website:
www.barriefilmfestival.ca

Venue

Uptown Theatre
55 Dunlop St. W.
Barrie, Ontario L4N 1A3 Canada
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