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An Education (2009)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 54,643 users
Metascore:
85/100
Reviews: 201 user | 253 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age. Director:Lone Scherfig |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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William Melling | ... |
Small Boy #1
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Connor Catchpole | ... |
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Nick Sampson | ... |
Auctioneer
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Kate Duchêne | ... |
Latin Teacher
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Bel Parker | ... | |
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Storyline
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one... Written by Huggo
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Innocence of the Young.Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(New Zealand) See more »Also Known As:
Enseñanza de vida See more »Filming Locations:
Bloomsbury Service Station - 6 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
£4,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
ARS 77,520 (Argentina) (9 February 2010) (15 Screens)Gross:
$12,574,715 (USA) (2 May 2010)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Miss Stubbs: Come on, girls. Anybody?
[pauses]
Miss Stubbs: Anybody else?
[pauses]
Miss Stubbs: Jenny again.
Jenny: Isn't it because Mr. Rochester's blind?
Miss Stubbs: Yes, Jenny.
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Written by Ralph Erwin and Louis Poterat
Performed by Juliette Gréco See more »
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Trivia
Director Lone Scherfig says she experimented with giving the actors options during scenes. For instance, she told Peter Sarsgaard that if he felt like it he could start a conversation with an extra playing a doorman in one scene despite there not being any written dialogue. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: At the end, when Jenny is admitted into Oxford, she receives a letter from the University ("faculty of arts"). In fact, students are admitted into a specific college, and her admission letter would have come from the college, not the university. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Miss Stubbs: Come on, girls. Anybody?
[pauses]
Miss Stubbs: Anybody else?
[pauses]
Miss Stubbs: Jenny again.
Jenny: Isn't it because Mr. Rochester's blind?
Miss Stubbs: Yes, Jenny.
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"Sur les quais du vieux Paris"Written by Ralph Erwin and Louis Poterat
Performed by Juliette Gréco See more »
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