Driving Lessons

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Driving Lessons
Promotional poster for Driving Lessons
Directed by	Jeremy Brock
Produced by	Julia Chasman Alexandra Ferguson
Written by	Jeremy Brock
Starring	Laura Linney Julie Walters Rupert Grint Tamsin Egerton Michelle Duncan
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Driving Lessons (2006), written and directed by Jeremy Brock, is a coming-of-age story that centres on Ben (Rupert Grint), the shy son of a vicar.

The drama-comedy was loosely based on Jeremy Brock's own life. Filmed in London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland. Similarities between this drama and Harold and Maude have been noted.

1 Plot
2 Cast and crew
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Seventeen-year-old Ben is trying to escape the domineering influence of his heavily religious mother (Laura Linney). His world changes when he meets Evie (Julie Walters), a retired actress. When Ben goes to work for Evie, he ends up travelling to Edinburgh where he finally starts coming out of his shell.

[edit] Cast and crew

Credits

Director: Jeremy Brock
Screenplay: Jeremy Brock

Starring:

[edit] Trivia

Julie Walters and Rupert Grint previously worked with each other as mother and son Molly and Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films.
This is Rupert Grint's second non-Harry Potter related film. The first was 2002's Thunderpants.
The song featured in the American trailer is Sufjan Stevens's "The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders" from his Illinois album.
Indie folk singer-songwriter, Sufjan Stevens is featured heavily in the soundtrack.