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  1. Aug 21, 2015 · 4 min read. Learning to Drive. “Learning to Drive” is advertised as a two-hander about life lessons, which is problematic if you’ve cast a cynical, superior gaze toward this type of movie. People finding themselves through some kind of metaphor for perseverance is a topic ripe with hate-watching possibilities.

  2. Aug 21, 2015 · Aug. 20, 2015 6:50 PM PT. Providing a welcome, grown-up escape from all that summer escapism, director Isabel Coixet’s “Learning to Drive” is a richly observed, crosscultural character study ...

  3. Jun 9, 2016 · That’s the acting dynamic. Surprisingly it works. As a wrinklies’ romcom the film is as sweet as Driving Miss Daisy while less likely to rot your teeth. The script itself adds judicious ...

  4. Aug 20, 2015 · Adapted from an essay in The New Yorker by the feminist author Katha Pollitt, the movie lightly touches on many subjects: divorce, rage and financial warfare; conflicting philosophies of marriage ...

    • Stephen Holden
    • Isabel Coixet
  5. Sep 4, 2015 · LEARNING TO DRIVE is the kind of little film – smart, often funny, thoughtful – for grown-ups seen too little in theaters. But what really makes this film are the careful crafted, lived-in performances by Kingsley and Clarkson. A cross-cultural story about two people driving around might bring “Driving Miss Daisy” to mind, but this film ...

  6. Aug 20, 2015 · The downside is that the movie pales in comparison. Coixet’s direction can be witty, especially when she films the driving scenes from Wendy’s fearful, wavering perspective, with obstacles or threats lurking from every corner of the windshield. But Coixet’s attempt to make a feel-good movie from a trenchant essay mostly leaves you feeling ...

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  8. Learning To Drive is based on an essay in Katha Pollitt's Learning To Drive: And Other Life Stories. Wendy, in order to be able to visit her daughter, Tasha (Grace Gummer), in Vermont, decides it is time to get her driver's license. Darwan, originally from India and a devout Sikh, becomes her driving instructor.

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