Learning to Drive Page #5

Synopsis: Wendy (Patrician 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Isabel Coixet
Production: Broad Green Pictures
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
2014
90 min
Website
275 Views


That is Spanish, not English.

Oh, here she is.

Sorry, I'm late.

My sister is never on time, so...

Wendy, this is Peter.

He is a squash buddy of mine.

He annihilates me once a week.

Very pleased to meet you.

Hello.

How does a '99 Meursault sound everyone?

- That sounds great.

- Exquisite. Sounds expensive.

C & apos; is a premier cru suprieur

Very good. . Merci

Merci .

You speak French?

Etudie to Paris .

Formidable .

You kept your accent.

I've got a full reserve for Monday night.

What's it gonna be?

I told you not to do this...!

So? He's a Banker.

He's also a opera lover and quite a gourmet.

What is his political affiliation?

I have no idea.

Listen to me! He was vary hard to wrinkle for the $%^#.

You know? A lot of women are after him.

Honey! It is really time for you to get back in the saddle.

Oh, and roll in the hay?

I love these dude-ranch-metaphors

coming a Connecticut matron.

Oh please.

You know? You could use a little

hormone upgrade yourself.

You know what I'm talking about.

You don't understand how much I envy you.

I love nothing more than to live a life of a mind.

I'd like something to take my mind off my mind.

That's why I do yoga, meditate.

- Tantric Yoga.

- I do sedatives.

I knew you'd be clever.

I love your reviews.

By the end I always feel like I've read the book.

Well, that accounts for the drop in sales.

I read a lot of e-books.

Don love'em all the time

I like to hold the book in my hand.

Well, me too.

It has to be the right book...though.

I love the smell,

the feel...of the paper.

Here.

Try my blood orange sorbet.

Isn't that remarkable?

Are you ever going to cum?

I've cum a few times.

I just don't ejaculate.

I do tantric sex.

Can we stop, please?

Of course.

Jesus...!

Oh, Jesus!

I wanted to make you cum again.

I'm...

I'm...

I'm too tired.

But thank you.

So...

When were you planning on ejaculating?

I don't know.

Next time maybe.

Next time after that.

What are you doing Thursday?

I can ejaculate on Thursday.

I have a driving lesson.

I see you're more comfortable now at high speeds.

You're very quiet today.

- Just focusing.

- That's good.

Pass him.

Put on your signal to $%3 the cars.

Very good.

You only need a little courage...

And a little gas.

"A perfect woman,

nobly planned...

to warn, to comfort

and command...

And yet her spirit still in bright...

With something of angelic light."

Do you like that?

Now...

You read me this one...

To me.

Don't tell me you can't read English.

When I was 14...

My baba took me out of school.

My God!

No thing I know is good for you.

Calm down.

What do you want?

What...What do I do?

You don't go out,

you don't try to learn anything about America.

You should be curious,

you have a mind.

Like Wendy!

Wendy, Wendy, Wendy, Wendy!

Why're we talk about Wendy?

Jasleen, tell me why you're so unhappy.

You are never here.

Where?

Where? Where all the time?

- I' m working.

I want a good life for our family.

You don't want with me.

I'm stupid.

I cook too much ghee.

If you accumulate more than 15 points...

You fail.

Now, what are the things in the

test worth 15 points?

- Parallel parking...

- What else?

- Broken U-turn...

- What else?

- Going too fast.

- Or too slow. What else?

Not observing the right of way.

If you fail any one of these 15 pointers,

you automatically fail your test.

Are you sure I'm ready?

Wendy, don't forget what I know:

You're a very determined woman.

Now tell me, tell me.

tell me, tell me.

What kind of a car are you going to buy?

Something cheap.

My divorce is costing me a fortune.

- Next.

- Oh, God, God, Darwan...

- Next.

- If you get nervous, just listen.

You'll hear my voice telling you what to do.

Next!

Hello. My name is Wendy.

Start the car.

Pull away from the curb, please.

60 points.

I went blank.

Why did I ever think I could drive?

Wendy, your next test will go better.

I don't belong in the road.

I'm only trained to do one trick:

Ignore everything and everybody

around me.

You know there is a reason some people are alone...

Because they deserve to be.

I ignored my husband.

I ignored my daughter.

No wonder he cheated on me.

I openly cheated on them.

Because my first and foremost love was...

For words.

I wrapped myself on them.

And then I look at you...

There is a thousand things in this world

to divide two people...

And you and Jasleen

manage to be one spirit.

Just tell me:

If she ever disappointed you, if she ever...

Fell short in some way,

Would you cheat on her?

No, I would never.

Darwan, you're a good man.

You give me faith.

Thank you.

No, I...I don't want this anymore.

I don't know how to talk to her.

She's not educated.

We don't like the same things at all.

She's...

She's scared of America.

She's scared of me, she hides.

You know words, Wendy.

What do I say?

That you...

You never stop trying.

That you fight for her.

Everyday you tread across the divide.

Because she's worth that.

Is this what you want to hear from him?

Not words.

You know what I miss?

The way he touch my face.

Just...

Holding my face between his two hands.

Can you come inside?

I left my checkbook.

You can pay me next time.

No next time.

I' done with driving.

You shouldn't give up,

you only need a little more practice.

No, I don't have it in me, Darwan.

I'm sorry.

You make me say goodbye.

I guess.

Yeah.

Thank you.

You did your best.

Not enough.

Goodbye, Wendy.

What is this...?

I can't read that!

Sorry?

You see the picture, you know what she wants.

No, ma'am.

You work here,

and you don't know where the sanitary napkin?

Aisle-five.

Oh! They are so rude here.

You have to demand your respect in America.

Where are you from?

- Dadiala.

- Ah, my uncle lives there.

Why don't I see you in temple, darling?

How many days have you been married?

Enough.

Mata.

There he is.

Mata, hello.

Darwan Singh,

why do you shut up this pearl in the house?

I assure you

she is free to go anywhere.

What a husband?

Leaving you alone all the time.

Don't worry, darling.

We'll make our own fun here.

We don't need him.

- I'll make dinner.

- Never mind, Jasleen.

Never mind.

Enjoy your new friends.

I'll pick up something to eat.

That is right.

Leave her to us.

You won't recognize her

when we're done with her.

- I'm going.

- Go, go, you're ruining our fun.

Arghh!

So much stuff!

Believe me!

I threw out tonnes.

Tasha, Thank you for helping,

but I think you have to get back on the road.

You have a long drive.

I don't think I'm gonna go back.

- What?

- I love farming, but I...

Mainly was there to be with this guy, and now...

Suddenly, he's decided to go back to Dartmouth.

So I'm alone and my friends are gone.

I'm just so embarrassed.

Come here.

Can I stay here with you?

Oh, I would love that.

I would so love that.

But you can't.

Tasha, if live in here,

You would be in a spirit of failure

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