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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
We first meet Ben (RUPERT GRINT), a shy, bookish 17-year-
old, as he begins a very unpromising summer vacation. While
the other kids are out having fun, Ben spends these precious
few weeks attending bible classes, having driving lessons
with his overbearing and overly religious mother (Laura Linney)
and helping out at a local old people's home. It’s certainly
not his ideal summer but, with a demanding, vigilant mother
and a passive vicar for a father, Ben is anything but in control
of his own destiny.
Ben's absurdly straitlaced world is turned upside down when
he gets a job assisting Evie (JULIE WALTERS), an eccentric
retired actress. Vulgar, dignified and childish all at once,
Evie enters Ben's life with a cataclysmic force. Suddenly
caught between two worlds, Ben starts to gravitate towards
his employer's unconventional and often bizarre ways, even
though it continually gets him into trouble with his mother.
Evie drafts Ben as her partner in a series of adventures,
culminating in a camping trip that turns into a road trip
when she cajoles unlicensed Ben into driving her to the Edinburgh
Festival. Ben reluctantly ignores his conservative instincts
and jumps behind the wheel.
What follows is a journey in which Ben and Evie help each
other move forward in their radically different lives, as
Ben is forced to confront how he was brought up and who he
wants to be.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date:
October 13, 2006
RELATED LINKS__________
MORE INFO: Poster / Photos from the film
www.latinoreview.com --- CLICK
HERE
Official Site: International
www.drivinglessonsthemovie.co.uk --- CLICK
HERE
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