Driving Lessons - Full throttle into life
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| German title | Driving Lessons - Full throttle into life |
| Original title | Driving lessons |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Jeremy Brock |
| script | Jeremy Brock |
| production | Julia Chasman |
| music |
Clive Carroll , John Renbourn |
| camera | David Katznelson |
| cut | Trevor Waite |
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Driving Lessons is a British comedy film from 2006 . It premiered on April 30, 2006 at the Tribeca Film Festival . The ZDF broadcast the film several times under the title Unterwegs mit Evie .
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The film is about a shy 17-year-old boy, Ben Marshall , who tries to escape his dominant mother, Laura Marshall . It was his mother who insisted on preparing him for the driving test, which she did so badly that Ben failed miserably on the first attempt to take the practical test. Ben's father, Robert Marshall, is a pastor in the Church of England. But it is his mother who shows an unusual missionary zeal. So she takes a confused old man, Mr. Fincham , into the house. In order to be able to help this man financially, she lets Ben take a summer job. Ben finds an ad for the aged actress Evie Walton in his father's magazine . Through the acquaintance with this woman, Ben slowly begins to break away from his mother. He is not supported in this attempt by his father, who himself is struggling with a marital crisis and prefers to pursue his hobby ornithology . During this time, Ben, who also writes poetry, fails in his attempt to approach Sarah , who is about the same age, from the parish.
After a while, Evie tricked Ben into accompanying her to Edinburgh , where she was supposed to take part in a literature festival. Actually, Ben shouldn't go with him because his mother didn't let him. Since Evie pretends not to drive, Ben has to get behind the wheel even though he has not yet passed the driving test. When Ben learns that Evie doesn't even have a driver's license, it's too late to turn back. This way, Ben can acquire the necessary driving skills without a mother.
In Edinburgh, Ben meets the young publishing assistant Bryony , with whom he first goes to the discotheque and then to her apartment. When he woke up late the next day, he found out that Evie should already be on stage. He knows full well that she won't utter a word without him. Evie had previously claimed that she was terminally ill. So Ben quickly organizes another, final appearance for her; Evie rejects him, however, and admits that she is not terminally ill.
This is how Ben leads her home. His mother is already waiting for him there and forbids him to have any further contact with Evie because she is afraid that she will lose her influence over Ben. Ben has to take up the errands for his mother again and take on the role of a eucalyptus tree in the children's theater that his mother organizes in the parish with a boy scout group . However, Ben leaves the stage during the play and goes to Evie to apologize for staying away. Then Ben returns to the hall and resumes his role. During the final scene, however, Evie storms into the hall and takes Ben with her, with the approval of the audience. Ben takes the opportunity to publicly complain about the paternalism by the mother, citing as an example that the practice drives with her only served to bring her to her lover - the priest Peter , who did many of the mother's actions, such as the performance, has supported to bring.
In front of the building, Laura tries to persuade her son to stay again. But then the confused house guest of the Marshall family comes with Laura's car and wrapped in her clothes and drives up to Laura. Laura is then admitted to the hospital, where Ben's parents decide to split up, and his mother leaves the house with Peter who was fired by the bishop.
Ben then temporarily moves into the garden, where he sets up a tent, and takes a job in a bookstore. During a lunch break he visits Evie and tells her that he wants to study literature in Edinburgh.
reception
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The film received mixed reviews. In the Internet Movie Database , the film received an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 in over 9,400 reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes critics received 48 percent positive reviews. At Metacritic , the critics received 56 percent positive reviews.
"The trip is hardly worth it."
"Driving Lessons is as boring as its title."
Gross profit
The film grossed around 1.3 million US dollars worldwide.
Remarks
Rupert Grint was 16 years old while filming. Since driving in England is only allowed from 17, Rupert's driving scenes were only allowed to be shot on private roads. Grint plays the role of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter, Julie Walters plays his mother Molly Weasley there.
Web links
- Driving Lessons - Full speed ahead for life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Out and about with Evie. Moviepilot , accessed February 20, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e Driving Lessons (2006). Rotten Tomatoes , accessed February 20, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Driving Lessons. Metacritic , accessed February 20, 2016 .
- ↑ a b On the way with Evie (2006). IMDb , accessed February 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Driving Lessons. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .