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An Education

14 December 2009 10:28 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

An Education

Directed by: Lone Scherfig

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson

Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: November 26, 2009

Plot: Set in the 1960s in suburban London, this is a coming-of-age story about Jenny (Mulligan). This teenager’s life is changed when a playboy (Sarsgaard) nearly twice her age shows some interest. Screenplay written by author Nick Hornby (”About a Boy,” “High Fidelity”).

Who’S It For? It’s a period piece with a tough topic … there’s a big age difference in this relationship. Those looking for a strong (young) female lead, that may have a chance at an Oscar should make sure they see this film.

Expectations: Peter Sarsgaard has been in a ton of films, but the last one I really liked was Jarhead. I knew nothing about director Lone Scherfig, whose other films are Hjemve and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself. »

- Jeff Bayer

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An Education Director Lone Scherfig: 'It's Almost Like the Future is Coming Into That Home'

15 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

Only three women have ever been nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards, but this year alone can boast three more that are in the running: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker, the previously-nominated Jane Campion for Bright Star, and Danish director Lone Scherfig. Scherfig has gotten great buzz for her work helming An Education, and while the film's been a great launchpad for star Carey Mulligan, it's also shone a spotlight on Scherfig, who initially gained notice for directing Italian for Beginners and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.

Movieline recently caught up with Scherfig to debate several important matters: London vs. Paris, Sundance vs. Berlin, and British food vs...well, actually, there was no debate about British food. It was tough to make a case for it. »

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21 New Movies to be shown at Chicago International Film Festival

19 September 2009 11:39 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

The Scorecard Review will be there to cover the interviews, movie reviews and red carpet moments of the Chicago International Film Festival in October. Here’s a list of 21 movies that will be a part of the event. We’ll have all the news you’ll need to be ready for the fest right here.

October 8 – 22, 2009

Chicago, September 16, 2009 – Cinema/Chicago is proud to announce another 20 films that will appear at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival. From dazzling CGI animation to tales of existential ennui and little white lies gone wrong, The 45th Chicago International Film Festival promises an impressive array of diverse films that will excite cinema fans in Chicago and beyond. Below is a newly released sampling of the 145 films that will be shown at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, which will take place October 8th through the 22nd at the AMC River East 21 Theater (322 E. »

- Jeff Bayer

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my week at the movies: ‘Extract,’ ‘An Education,’ ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,’ ‘All About Steve,’ ‘Disgrace,’ ‘Gamer’

2 September 2009 6:25 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

I gotta say, I’m not gettin’ that Mike Judge buzz off of anything I’ve seen connected to Extract (opens in the U.S. on September 4; no U.K. date has been announced yet). I see a poster that informs me that this is “a comedy that hits you where it hurts” under a phallic image of a bottle and two walnuts, one of which is broken, which I can only take to mean that this is a movie that believes it has nothing to say to people who don’t have testicles. I see TV ads in which sexually frustrated Jason Bateman complains about his wife, who refuses to have sex with him if he arrives home after 8pm (why would a guy stay married to someone who didn’t want to have sex with him?), but hey, there’s a new tramp at work who’ll surely »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Lone Scherfig and Nick Hornby Want To Give You An Education

17 July 2009 5:33 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

A period-set romantic comedy?  Yes, there are buckets of mediocre examples of this particular sub-genre, so many that it would be dead simple to pass over the upcoming An Education but I’m thinking that would be a bad idea.  Why?  For one, it’s directed by Lone Sherfig who brought us the grossly under-appreciated Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself and Italian For Beginners.  For two, it’s written by Nick Hornby - the author of About A Boy and High Fidelity.  I’m a raging Hornby fan, so anything this man does is of interest to me.  And for three?  How about a stellar support cast that includes the likes of Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams and Emma Thompson?  Here’s the synopsis:

It’s 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood, dreaming of a rarefied, Gauloise-scented existence as she sings along »

- Todd Brown

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We The Jury

4 June 2009 1:18 AM, PDT | FilmInk.com.au | See recent FilmInk.com.au news »

“Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition filmmakers will be well served by this diverse, talented and experienced jury galvanised by the leadership of celebrated Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer,” said Festival Director Clare Stewart.   The Jury President, Rolf de Heer  (pictured) will be joined by German director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Five Minutes In Heaven, which is screening in this year’s fest, Downfall and, um, Invasion), Canadian director/producer Ted Kotcheff (Wake In Fright, First Blood, and, um, Weekend At Bernie’s), Australian actress Miranda Otto and Danish director Lone Scherfig (Italian For Beginners, Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself and An Education which will close out the fest), will form the official judging panel during the festival which runs until the 14th June. »

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