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1. www.nytimes.com › 2015/08/21 › moviesReview: ‘Learning to Drive’ Charts a Culture-Bridging Friendship

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   Aug 20, 2015 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Isabel Coixet. Comedy, Drama, Romance. R. 1h 30m. By Stephen Holden. Aug. 20, 2015. Among the charms of “ Learning to Drive,” a small, observant dual portrait ...

   • Author: Stephen Holden

   • Director: Isabel Coixet

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     Learning to Drive - Official Trailer (2015) - Patricia Clarkson & Ben Kingsley

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     Learning to Drive Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson Romantic Comedy HD

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     Learning to Drive reviewed by Mark Kermode

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3. www.ft.com › content › 303b5992-2e38-11e6-bf8d-26294Learning to Drive — film review: ‘Sweet, with a dash of sourness’

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   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. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › learning-to-drive-2015Learning to Drive movie review (2015) - Roger Ebert

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   Aug 21, 2015 · August 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.

5. www.filmcomment.com › deep-focus-learning-to-driveDeep Focus: Learning to Drive - filmcomment.com

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   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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6. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2015/02/02Learning to Drive - The New Yorker

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   Jan 26, 2015 · Illustration by Zohar Lazar. I decided to learn to drive because I wanted to learn to drive. I wasn’t, I told anyone who would listen, searching for a metaphor of middle age, or declaring my ...

7. www.spiritualityandpractice.com › films › reviewsLearning to Drive | Film Review | Spirituality & Practice

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   Director Isabel Coixet and screenplay writer Sarah Kernochan have accomplished this rare feat with Learning to Drive, a radiant, subtle, and engrossing story about the blossoming friendship between a New York book critic and a Indian-American driving teacher. Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) is an upper-middle class critic whose 21-year marriage to ...

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   Is learning to drive a good movie?

   • Such little detours add a lighthearted gloss to a delicate film that steers clear of preaching or of slipping into mawkishness. “Learning to Drive” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Strong language and some sexual content.

   Review: ‘Learning to Drive’ Charts a Culture-Bridging Friendship

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   Is learning to drive a comedy movie?

   • Moments of humor gently tilt “Learning to Drive” toward comedy. In the wittiest scene, a blind date that turns into a one-night stand leaves Wendy wrung out after a protracted session of tantric sex. Such little detours add a lighthearted gloss to a delicate film that steers clear of preaching or of slipping into mawkishness.

   Review: ‘Learning to Drive’ Charts a Culture-Bridging Friendship

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   Is it worth it to learn to drive in New York?

   • In New York, where people generally don't have cars, learning to drive might not seem worthwhile at first. Among a thousand transportation options, from learning to roller skate to mastering the transfer from the No. 6 train to the R to get to Times Square, the time investment for learning to drive can appear less valuable.

   Learning to Drive | The New Yorker

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   Is learning to drive a wrinkly romcom?

   • In Learning to Drive Patricia Clarkson acts her socks off while Ben Kingsley, as an Indian-born New York driving teacher, scurries after her as if to collect and return them. 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.

   Learning to Drive — film review: ‘Sweet, with a dash of sourness’

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   Who plays a driving teacher in learning to drive?

   • In “Learning to Drive,” Patricia Clarkson plays a New York book critic who enlists a driving teacher portrayed by Ben Kingsley. Broad Green Pictures

   Review: ‘Learning to Drive’ Charts a Culture-Bridging Friendship

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   Is learning to drive rated R?

   • “Learning to Drive” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Strong language and some sexual content. A version of this article appears in print on , Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Steady Hands at 9 and 3, and Twinkling Eyes on the Instructor. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

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9. www.imdb.com › title › tt3062976Learning to Drive (2014) - IMDb

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   Learning to Drive: Directed by Isabel Coixet. With Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury. As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with his own marriage troubles.