Learning to Drive (2014)
1h 45m
Running Time
August 21, 2014Release Date
Learning to Drive (2014)
1h 45m
Running Time
August 21, 2014Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
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Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Patricia Clarkson
Wendy

Ben Kingsley
Darwan

Jake Weber
Ted

Sarita Choudhury
Jasleen

Grace Gummer
Tasha

Avi Nash
Preet

Samantha Bee
Debbie

Matt Salinger
Peter

John Hodgman
Car Salesman

Michael Mantell
Wendy's Dad

Daniela Lavender
Mata

Gina Jarrin
Paige

Rajika Puri
Rasbir (Darwan's Sister)

Katha Pollitt
Writer

Beau Baxter
Debbie's Husband

Randy Graff
Divorce Attorney

Sean Cole
Radio Host

Bryan Burton
Student Driver

Mike Massimino
Hothead Crash Driver

Patrick Brana
Crash Passenger

Royce Johnson
Cop

Nora Hummel
Driving Examiner

Lorri Lindberg
Real Estate Broker

Justin Gregory Lopez
Loudmouth Kid

Anna Itty
Sikh Woman

Amelia Fowler
Dollar Store Clerk

Jonathan C. Kaplan
ICE Agent

Harpreet Singh Toor
Priest

Hervender Singh
Darwan's Friend / Stand In

Isabel Coixet
Camera Operator / Director

Devorah DeVries
Production Manager

Curtis Smith
First Assistant Director

Manny Siverio
Stunt Coordinator

Janet Paparazzo
Stunt Coordinator

Nitasha Bhambree
Stunts

Anu Schwartz
Set Designer

James Kelleher
Property Master

Raquel Cedar
Assistant Property Master

Leslie Zak
Script Supervisor

Betty Chin
Production Coordinator

J. Brent Peebles
Production Accountant

Ronald J. Kochie
Set Medic

Radium Cheung
Second Unit Director of Photography / 'B' Camera Operator

Michael Fuchs
Steadicam Operator

Corey Gegner
First Assistant 'A' Camera

Dan Brosnan
Second Assistant 'A' Camera

Andrew Brinkman
First Assistant 'B' Camera

Alfonso Díaz
Second Assistant 'B' Camera

Tom Cioccio
Second Assistant 'B' Camera

Mary Neary
Second Assistant 'B' Camera

Anton Gold
Production Sound Mixer / Sound Mixer

David C. Manahan
Boom Operator

Guillermo Tuñon
Digital Imaging Technician

Daisy Zhou
Camera Intern

Susie Wu
Camera Intern

Joel Minnich
Gaffer

Rob Harlow
Key Grip

Abraham Altbuch
Best Boy Grip

Joe Doughan
Dolly Grip

Andrew Sadtler
Best Boy Electric

James Martin
Generator Operator

Christopher Vidaic
Grip

Omar Addasi
Electrician

Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Branka Mrkic
Dialogue Editor

Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects Editor

Scott Brock
Associate Editor

Brittany Griffin
Assistant Costume Designer

Aminah Haddad
Wardrobe Supervisor

Marisa Ferrara
Key Set Costumer

Melissa Lawson
Costume Coordinator

Jacqueline Weiss
Key Hair Stylist

Suzanne Morton-Stokes
Wigmaker

Stephanie Wise
Key Makeup Artist

Eldo Ray Estes
Makeup Artist

Krystle Poulin
Makeup Artist

Bobby Provenzano
Leadman

Roy H. Zarow
On Set Dresser

Nikolas Tsiolis
Set Dresser

Rylan Buccholz
Set Dresser

Marina Parker
Set Dressing Buyer

Jessica Templin King
Set Dressing Buyer

Hailey Desjardins
Set Dressing Production Assistant

Herminio Almonte
Set Dressing Production Assistant

Mike Myers
Special Effects Coordinator

Edward Drohan IV
Special Effects Assistant

Robert Keymer
Special Effects Assistant

Charles Zalben
Location Manager

Tim Stacker
Assistant Location Manager

Vernon Rodriguez
Location Assistant

Tanesha Hartsfield
Production Secretary

Colette Hallinan
First Assistant Accountant

Emilia Spirito
Art Department Coordinator

Hudson Meredith
Graphic Designer

Vanessa Barzuna
Art Department Production Assistant

Richard Hebrank
Construction Coordinator

John Stachowicz
Scenic Artist

Mario Mercado
Scenic Artist

David Zonshine
Thanks

Eddy Mayer
Storyboard Artist

Kenn Rabin
Archival Footage Research

Eva Radke
Thanks

Harold Dieterle
Thanks

Hunter Stiebel
Thanks

Jerry Minor
Thanks

Joan Juliet Buck
Thanks

Laura Lewis
Thanks

Lia Mayer-Sommer
Thanks

Lisa Carr
Thanks

Michael Legato
Thanks

Philip Stockton
Thanks

Reed Brody
Thanks

Robert Legato
Thanks

Elsa Ramo
Attorney

Michelle Chang
Attorney

Davide Rossi
Musician

Pirashanna Thevarajah
Musician

Aravindhan Baheerathan
Musician

Luke Tomalin Sherman
Second Second Assistant Director

Stephan Prevost
Key Set Production Assistant

Logan Thoreau
Set Production Assistant

Jesse Harbold
Set Production Assistant

Veronica Heffron
Set Production Assistant

Adam King
Set Production Assistant

Brandon Regina
Set Production Assistant

Alex Mabred
Actor's Assistant

Todd M. Hofacker
Actor's Assistant

Katelyn Manley
Actor's Assistant

Pamela Pearl
Casting Associate

Margaret Donlin
Stand In

Lindsey Lefkow
Production Manager

Michael S. Chandler
Production Supervisor

Corie Mandel
Production Coordinator

Dion Matthews
Second Assistant Director

Alejandro Ramia
Second Second Assistant Director

Chris Woodrum
Set Production Assistant

Stephen Schaller
Set Production Assistant

Peter Garafalo
Set Production Assistant

Toni Calix
Additional Production Assistant

Julia Almonte
Additional Production Assistant

Andrew Straw
Additional Production Assistant

Killian Sobel
Additional Production Assistant

Nicholas Williams
Key Production Assistant

Robert Lau
First Assistant Camera

Shaun Joye
Second Assistant Camera

David Berman
Digital Imaging Technician

Alec Jarnagin
Steadicam Operator

Zachary Sullivan
Gaffer

Gavin Curran
Best Boy Electric

Noah Rosenberg
Electrician

Will Gottlieb
Key Grip

Adam Barbay
Best Boy Grip

Cliff Alphonse
Grip

Greg Booth
Dolly Grip

Krystal Phillips
Makeup Department Head

Kristen Kiyan
Key Makeup Artist

Molly Sackett
Location Assistant

Christopher Carcich
Property Master

Tess Malone
Script Supervisor

Maria Sylvania
On Set Dresser

Jonathan Franklin
Set Medic

Michael Sterkin
Sound Mixer

Dmitry Volovik
Boom Operator

Kevin Rogers
Stunt Driver

Kevin R. Wood
Transportation Captain

Leonard Ifield
Driver

Michael A. Genco
Driver

Barry Treanor
Driver

Joseph Wood
Driver

Dusan Zachar
Driver

Andrew Gilbert
Chef

Felix Rivera
Assistant Chef

Alberto Peter Villafane
Assistant Chef

Brian 'Skip' Whitfield
Assistant Chef

Caylena Andres
Craft Service

Jason Tobias
Post Production Supervisor

Julia Solomonoff
Epk Producer / Epk Director

Marissa Littlefield
ADR Editor

Frank Kern
Foley Editor

Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist

David Boulton
ADR Mixer

Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer

Bill Higley
ADR Mixer

Keith Reamer
Additional Editing

Misako Shimizu
First Assistant Editor

Zach Wolf
First Assistant Editor

Missy Cohen
Music Editor

Travis MacKay
ADR Mixer

Wade Barnett
ADR Mixer

Nicholas Cochran
ADR Recordist

Martin Zeichner
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Philippe Majdalani
Digital Intermediate Producer

Matthew Breitenbach
Digital Intermediate Editor

Noa Wiener
Set Production Intern

Lexi Scholes
Set Production Intern

John Pozzi
Set Production Intern

Kevin Padilla
Set Production Intern

James Santos
Set Production Intern

Sarah Kernochan
Screenplay

Gabriel Hammond
Executive Producer

Jennifer Todd
Executive Producer

Vicki Farrell
Costume Designer

Dhani Harrison
Original Music Composer / Scoring Mixer

Paul Hicks
Original Music Composer / Scoring Mixer

Mary Ramos
Music Supervisor

Declan Mulvey
Stunt Driver

Eleni Asvesta
Executive Producer

Harry Patramanis
Executive Producer

Dana Friedman
Producer

Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor

Daniel Hammond
Producer

Dan Halsted
Executive Producer

Monika Mikkelsen
Casting

Dania Saragovia
Production Design

Robert Covelman
Set Decoration

Melinda Ziyadat
Second Assistant Director

Maya Hardinge
Makeup Department Head

Sarah Hindsgaul
Hair Department Head

Brian Battles
Visual Effects

Joey Giambattista
Stunts

Susan Leber
Line Producer / Co-Producer

Lauren McCarthy
Co-Executive Producer

Linda Källérus
Still Photographer

Manel Ruiz
Director of Photography

Nicolas Graziadei
Video Assist Operator

Leeah Odom
Art Department Production Assistant

Neil Bleifeld
Video Assist Operator

Michael Papa
Specialized Driver

John T. Kelly
Specialized Driver

Ashley Kravitz
Clearances Coordinator
Media.




Details.
Release DateAugust 21, 2014
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Box Office$3,447,633
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
woman director
new york
sadness
taxi driver
marriage crisis
driving school
cultural difference
driving lesson
failing marriage
marital separation
customs agent
college student
long term relationship
period of adjustment
driving instructor
mother daughter relationship
sikhism
literary critic
Wiki.
Learning to Drive is a 2014 American comedy drama film. Directed by Isabel Coixet and written by Sarah Kernochan based on a New Yorker article by Katha Pollitt, the film stars Patricia Clarkson as Wendy, a successful book critic taking driving lessons with instructor Darwan (Ben Kingsley) after the breakup of her marriage to Ted (Jake Weber) forces her to become more self-sufficient. This is the second collaboration between Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, and Isabel Coixet.
The film was named first-runner up for the People's Choice Award at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on August 21, 2015.
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