Learning to Drive

"It's never too late to begin a new adventure."

Aug 21 2015 R 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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

Plot

Wendy (Patricia Clarkson), a self-absorbed New York book critic, is shocked to reality by the sudden end of her marriage. Always dependent on her husband for driving, she must now learn to take the wheel on her own. Her instructor Darwan (Ben Kingsley) is a Sikh Indian who watches with alarm as his pupil falls apart at the seams. He himself is contemplating an arranged marriage with a woman he has never met. As these two lives intersect, both will change in unpredictable ways.

Written by

Sarah Kernochan, Katha Pollitt

Directed by

Isabel Coixet

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Lavender Pictures, Broad Green Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
8,404
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA