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* CopycatMockery: One of Poppy's fellow teachers Tash imitates her own aunt, giving her the Spanish Inquisition.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Poppy's optimistic personality is outlined pretty straight and narrow in the first scene when she makes her visit into the library. She chats up the store clerk constantly and only gets cold answers in response, which doesn't even faze her. Then she walks out and sees her bike has been stolen. But her only immediate thoughts are that she never got to say goodbye to it, and that at least now she has an excuse to take up driving lessons.
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* BrutalHonesty: Suzy is never afraid to speak her mind and call people out directly on their insecurities, seen most egregiously when she, Zoe, and Poppy are visiting Poppy's sister Helen.
* BrutalHonesty: Suzy is never afraid to speak her mind and call people out directly on their insecurities, seen most egregiously when she, Zoe, and Poppy are visiting Poppy's sister Helen.
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* BlatantLies: When Poppy confronts Scott after having seen him lingering outside near her apartment, he claims he was in Steveage the entire day visiting his mother, a lie he continues holding onto even after it's clear that Poppy doesn't believe him (especially since he mentions [[INeverSaidItWasPoison the exact car she and her friends were driving]] at one point, a detail Poppy is polite enough not to point out).
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* NeverMyFault: For all Scott's talk of responsibility in driving, he never takes responsibility for his own actions. For example, in an early scene he complains about a pupil swearing at him and running off, but it never seems to occur to him that he might have provoked the pupil... and given his racist complaints about the guy being "too street", this seems very likely. At the end, Poppy specifically points this tendency out to him.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Implied. While returning from visiting Helen, Poppy notices Scott hanging around near her apartment. When she greets him, he bolts, and later denies having ever been there.
* WickedStepfather: Poppy's student who keeps getting into fights eventually admits that his mum's boyfriend hits him.
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The main character is a 30-year-old bachelor woman, bachelorette, Pauline "Poppy" Cross (Creator/SallyHawkins), who shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. The film follows the misadventures of the happy-go-lucky teacher as she attempts to get a driver's license and deal with the daily issues of her life and her teaching career.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: The whole film is something of a deconstruction - [[spoiler: Poppy doesn't realise the way her behaviour can look flirtatious to an uptight, frustrated older man, while he doesn't realise she's a real person and not his rescuing BlitheSpirit.Blithe Spirit. Following their final confrontation, she seems subdued and thoughtful, implying she is mulling over the consequences Scott threw at her, which isn't a trait of Manic Pixie Dream Girls.]]
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* ForHappiness: Poppy just wants everyone to be happy. But, as Zoe say says in the end, [[spoiler:"You can't make everyone happy!" - "There's no harm in trying, though, is there? Bring a smile to the world."]]
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''Happy-Go-Lucky'' is a 2008 British film written and directed by Mike Leigh.
The main character is a 30-year-old bachelor woman, Pauline "Poppy" Cross, who shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. The film follows the misadventures of the happy-go-lucky teacher as she attempts to get a driver's license and deal with the daily issues of her life and her teaching career.
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!!Tropes associated with this work:
* AnAesop: Have fun and enjoy life. [[spoiler:But know that you can't necessarily make everyone else happy.]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Scott accuses Poppy of this.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: [[{{DefiedTrope}} Openly defied]] ]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Poppy. She is upbeat when her bike is stolen, because she always wanted to get a driving licence. She also stuffs chicken fillets in her bra, because: "I like the way they make me feel. Like a natural woman." When drunk she is even more random than usual.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Scott the driving instructor. 666! Pyramids! En-Ra-Ha!
* CoolTeacher: Poppy.
* CharacterFilibuster
* ClusterFBomb: Scott [[spoiler:when he breaks down.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Scott.
* DeadpanSnarker: Zoe.
* DearNegativeReader: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU3RTFClDRQ Mike Leigh]]: "If people have a problem with Poppy I'm quite convinced that the problem is their problem, not Poppy's."
* FriendToAllChildren: Poppy and Zoe
* ForHappiness: Poppy just wants everyone to be happy. But, as Zoe say in the end, [[spoiler:"You can't make everyone happy!" - "There's no harm in trying, though, is there? Bring a smile to the world."]]
* GenkiGirl: Poppy.
* [[spoiler: GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex]]
* GoodSamaritan: Poppy, especially [[spoiler:in her encounter with the homeless guy whom she offers help and listens to.]]
* [[spoiler: [[HappilyMarried Happy Couple]]: Poppy and Tim, going from Happy Date to Happy Couple with Happy Sex in mere hours.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Poppy and Zoe. The even sleep in the same bed. And like to cuddle.
* TheHyena: Poppy.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Scott accuses Poppy of being like this. Ironically, when he accuses her of knowing how to drive and only wanting to take driving lessons so she can flirt with him and drive him crazy, he comes off as this.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: The whole film is something of a deconstruction - [[spoiler: Poppy doesn't realise the way her behaviour can look flirtatious to an uptight, frustrated older man, while he doesn't realise she's a real person and not his rescuing BlitheSpirit.]]
* TheMessiah: Guess who.
* NobleProfession: Poppy and her flatmate Zoe are shown as very capable primary school teachers. Especially Poppy lets her pupils have lots of fun in her lessons.
* MistakenForGay: Poppy jokes to Scott that she and Zoe are partners; unfortunately Scott has NoSenseOfHumour.
* NoSenseOfHumor: Scott. Poppy's younger sister (although she behaves like an older sister) Helen as well.
* ThePollyanna: UpToEleven
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally Hawkins [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4IdW_T28c said]] Love is what the movie is all about.
* PsychologistTeacher: Poppy.
* RousseauWasRight
* [[spoiler: SatelliteLoveInterest: Poppy's boyfriend is probably the least interesting person in the film.]]
* SeriousBusiness: According to Scott, you can't have fun when learning driving a car
* SliceOfLife
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Poppy is on the one end, Scott on the other. The movie observes what happens when they interact. WordOfGod states the movie leans more towards the idealistic side. Mike Leigh says the movie is "anti-miserablist".
* SweetDreamsFuel: As long as you like Poppy and what she does, this movie can really cheer you up.
* [[YoureJustJealous You're Just Jealous]]: says Suzy when Helen [[spoiler: feels threatened by Poppy just being happy without being worried about having a husband, house or life insurance.]]
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''Happy-Go-Lucky'' is a 2008 British film written and directed by Mike Leigh.
The main character is a 30-year-old bachelor woman, Pauline "Poppy" Cross, who shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. The film follows the misadventures of the happy-go-lucky teacher as she attempts to get a driver's license and deal with the daily issues of her life and her teaching career.
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!!Tropes associated with this work:
* AnAesop: Have fun and enjoy life. [[spoiler:But know that you can't necessarily make everyone else happy.]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Scott accuses Poppy of this.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: [[{{DefiedTrope}} Openly defied]] ]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Poppy. She is upbeat when her bike is stolen, because she always wanted to get a driving licence. She also stuffs chicken fillets in her bra, because: "I like the way they make me feel. Like a natural woman." When drunk she is even more random than usual.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Scott the driving instructor. 666! Pyramids! En-Ra-Ha!
* CoolTeacher: Poppy.
* CharacterFilibuster
* ClusterFBomb: Scott [[spoiler:when he breaks down.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Scott.
* DeadpanSnarker: Zoe.
* DearNegativeReader: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU3RTFClDRQ Mike Leigh]]: "If people have a problem with Poppy I'm quite convinced that the problem is their problem, not Poppy's."
* FriendToAllChildren: Poppy and Zoe
* ForHappiness: Poppy just wants everyone to be happy. But, as Zoe say in the end, [[spoiler:"You can't make everyone happy!" - "There's no harm in trying, though, is there? Bring a smile to the world."]]
* GenkiGirl: Poppy.
* [[spoiler: GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex]]
* GoodSamaritan: Poppy, especially [[spoiler:in her encounter with the homeless guy whom she offers help and listens to.]]
* [[spoiler: [[HappilyMarried Happy Couple]]: Poppy and Tim, going from Happy Date to Happy Couple with Happy Sex in mere hours.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Poppy and Zoe. The even sleep in the same bed. And like to cuddle.
* TheHyena: Poppy.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Scott accuses Poppy of being like this. Ironically, when he accuses her of knowing how to drive and only wanting to take driving lessons so she can flirt with him and drive him crazy, he comes off as this.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: The whole film is something of a deconstruction - [[spoiler: Poppy doesn't realise the way her behaviour can look flirtatious to an uptight, frustrated older man, while he doesn't realise she's a real person and not his rescuing BlitheSpirit.]]
* TheMessiah: Guess who.
* NobleProfession: Poppy and her flatmate Zoe are shown as very capable primary school teachers. Especially Poppy lets her pupils have lots of fun in her lessons.
* MistakenForGay: Poppy jokes to Scott that she and Zoe are partners; unfortunately Scott has NoSenseOfHumour.
* NoSenseOfHumor: Scott. Poppy's younger sister (although she behaves like an older sister) Helen as well.
* ThePollyanna: UpToEleven
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally Hawkins [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4IdW_T28c said]] Love is what the movie is all about.
* PsychologistTeacher: Poppy.
* RousseauWasRight
* [[spoiler: SatelliteLoveInterest: Poppy's boyfriend is probably the least interesting person in the film.]]
* SeriousBusiness: According to Scott, you can't have fun when learning driving a car
* SliceOfLife
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Poppy is on the one end, Scott on the other. The movie observes what happens when they interact. WordOfGod states the movie leans more towards the idealistic side. Mike Leigh says the movie is "anti-miserablist".
* SweetDreamsFuel: As long as you like Poppy and what she does, this movie can really cheer you up.
* [[YoureJustJealous You're Just Jealous]]: says Suzy when Helen [[spoiler: feels threatened by Poppy just being happy without being worried about having a husband, house or life insurance.]]
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