Sir Ben Kingsley/Henry Cavill/Reba McEntire

The wonders of different ethnic backgrounds.

Please just watch it (no clever title just see it)

Sensitive and charming film by Isabel Coixet dealing with peculiar lives of a divorced writer and a Sikh driver

Puts us in touch with the beauty of sharing who we are with others

Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz in Elegy (2008)

Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson in Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Sarah Polley in My Life Without Me (2003)

Tim Robbins and Sarah Polley in The Secret Life of Words (2005)

Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda in Stanley & Iris (1990)

Michael Caine and Clémence Poésy in Last Love (2013)

Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig in Cairo Time (2009)

Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson in Learning to Drive (2014)

At 21 years, we're on our third itch... or it's male menopause.

Patricia Clarkson in Learning to Drive (2014)

Ben Kingsley, Sarita Choudhury, and Daniela Lavender Kingsley in Learning to Drive (2014)

Ben Kingsley and Sarita Choudhury in Learning to Drive (2014)

Sarita Choudhury and Daniela Lavender Kingsley in Learning to Drive (2014)

Patricia Clarkson

Ben Kingsley

Grace Gummer

Sarah Kernochan

Katha Pollitt

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with his own marriage troubles. In each other&apos;s company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Isabel Coixet

Learning to Drive

Beautiful collision of culture and humanity with a master class of acting

&apos;Learning to drive&apos; is a master class in writing; directing and of course the performance of two of the great character actors: Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. There is a nobility and dignity to the story that comes from a taut but compassionate screenplay; and the wonderful interplay between the two leads. Clarkson always makes such interesting choices in projects and this is no exception. Her &apos;Wendy&apos; has a lot to process during the opening moments of the movie; and it is thanks to her exquisite timing and believability; that despite her cathartic scenes early on; perhaps because of them; the audience is with her and her scenario all the way! With the age old construct of an odd pairing; Kingsley&apos;s often Zen like &apos;Darwan&apos; provides the calming influence and ultimately a reciprocity that gives this film its huge warmth and overall success.

In the role of Wendy&apos;s daughter is none other than the daughter of another cinematic delight - Meryl Streep: the uncannily voiced and mannered Grace Gummer. How daunting it must be for Grace and her sister Mamie, to hone a craft in screen acting with their legendary mother&apos;s presence in film culture. Grace displays her mother&apos;s exuberance and complexity with what is really only a couple of scenes here, but makes her mark. But the film, despite some other subplots and ancillary characters, rests with Clarkson and Kinglsey and they are just superb. 

If the film feels tight and rhythmically organic; it is due to Martin Scorsese&apos;s long time editor Thelma Schoonmaker who brings Isabel Coixet&apos;s carefully directed piece together with ease and no fuss; giving it a smooth and perfect running time. This is no epic; no earth shattering movie; but a reflective and nuanced dance between characters from different worlds who collide in the nicest way possible and leave a significant imprint on one another. Not a new idea, but in the hands of these expert filmmakers; it is a joy to be in their audience for the hour and a half journey.

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'Learning to drive' is a master class in writing; directing and of course the performance of two of the great character actors: Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. There is a nobility and dignity to the story that comes from a taut but compassionate screenplay; and the wonderful interplay between the two leads. Clarkson always makes such interesting choices in projects and this is no exception. Her 'Wendy' has a lot to process during the opening moments of the movie; and it is thanks to her exquisite timing and believability; that despite her cathartic scenes early on; perhaps because of them; the audience is with her and her scenario all the way! With the age old construct of an odd pairing; Kingsley's often Zen like 'Darwan' provides the calming influence and ultimately a reciprocity that gives this film its huge warmth and overall success.

In the role of Wendy's daughter is none other than the daughter of another cinematic delight - Meryl Streep: the uncannily voiced and mannered Grace Gummer. How daunting it must be for Grace and her sister Mamie, to hone a craft in screen acting with their legendary mother's presence in film culture. Grace displays her mother's exuberance and complexity with what is really only a couple of scenes here, but makes her mark. But the film, despite some other subplots and ancillary characters, rests with Clarkson and Kinglsey and they are just superb. 

If the film feels tight and rhythmically organic; it is due to Martin Scorsese's long time editor Thelma Schoonmaker who brings Isabel Coixet's carefully directed piece together with ease and no fuss; giving it a smooth and perfect running time. This is no epic; no earth shattering movie; but a reflective and nuanced dance between characters from different worlds who collide in the nicest way possible and leave a significant imprint on one another. Not a new idea, but in the hands of these expert filmmakers; it is a joy to be in their audience for the hour and a half journey.

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with his own marriage troubles. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

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