Driving Lessons

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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
Cinematography	David Katznelson
Editing by	Trevor Waite
Release date(s)	September 8, 2006 October 13, 2006
Running time	98 minutes
Country	UK
Language	English
IMDb profile

Driving Lessons (2006), written and directed by Jeremy Brock, is a coming-of-age story that centers on Ben (Rupert Grint), the shy son of a vicar.

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

1 Synopsis
2 Cast and crew
3 Awards
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Ben Marshall (Rupert Grint) is trying to escape from the domineering influence of his heavily religious mother (Laura Linney), wife of the local vicar, Robert Marshall (Nicholas Farrell). His world changes when he meets Dame Evie Walton (Julie Walters), a retired actress.

[edit] Cast and crew

Credits

Director: Jeremy Brock
Screenplay: Jeremy Brock

Starring

Laura Linney as Laura Marshall
Julie Walters as Evie Walton
Rupert Grint as Ben Marshall
Nicholas Farrell as Robert Marshall
Oliver Milburn as Peter
Michelle Duncan as Bryony

[edit] Awards

The film was nominated for a total of 4 awards (what is the awards name), of which it won two: the Silver St. George went to Julie Walters as best actress and the Special Jury prize went to writer and director Jeremy Brock.

[edit] Trivia

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Director Jeremy Brock chose Rupert Grint to play Ben because he felt that he had been underused in the third and fourth films in the Harry Potter series.^{[citation needed]}
Grint and Julie Walters previously worked with each other as mother and son Molly and Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films.
This is Grint's second non-Harry Potter film, the first being 2002's Thunderpants.
At the time of filming, Grint was only 16 years of age, meaning it was illegal for him to drive (the legal age in the UK being 17). This led to his driving scenes being filmed on private roads.
Indie folk singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens is featured heavily in the soundtrack. The song featured in the American trailer is '"The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders" from his Illinois album.
Jeremy Brock was reportedly inspired by his own personal experiences as a teenager when screenwriting the film.^{[citation needed]}