Happy-go-lucky (2008)

Happy-Go-Lucky is Mike Leigh's freewheeling character study of an irrepressibly cheerful London schoolteacher. She navigates everyday chaos with loose, lived-in charm. Sally Hawkins carries the film with a performance that earned her serious critical attention. The archive holds 1 scene from the film. It catches Hawkins baring skin amid the otherwise chatty, comic tone of the story. It's a small but notable entry for fans tracking her early work. This was before she became a household name.