Poppy's Smile Vs. The Eye Of Enraha

I prepared my script for my weekly CBC "DVD Hidden Gems" segment on Wednesday night, after a somewhat stressful, vexing day at the office. The film I planned to talk about was Mike Leigh's brilliant Happy-Go-Lucky, and I felt a little bit ashamed of my inability that day to deal with the minor annoyances of life with the good cheer of Sally Hawkins' Poppy Cross. I've got a strong impulse to behave more like Scott, the driving instructor played by Eddie Marsan, but at least I'm a Scott who genuinely wants to be more like Poppy.

In any case, here's where to click to give the segment a listen.