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Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper
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.
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An Education is an excellent British film. It captures 1960's England well, taking a glance at education vs. love. It presents both sides well and does argue the case against further education well. Until the ending that is. Which is a shame, considering the large amount of gradu...( read more)
Carey Mulligan is a Sensation, this girl is the real deal, totally encompassing her role, creating a vividly luicd character. A lock for a nomination, perhaps even a winner. All told An Education is an excellent film, beautiful to watch, with great poigancy in its social commenta...( read more)
Reminded me a bit of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Granted that movie is not very fresh in my mind, and as I watched this, I thought they were set around the same time. However, that other film was made around the time this story is set (in the 60's), but was itself set in the...( read more)
ah yeeesssss, what's it to be then, "the good life", fast and easy (it sure looks good in the movies!), or that oh-so-boring alternative with all that WORK (what in the dickens is THAT all about????)? the bbc alone makes attention to the little details (like a decent script) see...( read more)
A 16-year old Oxford-bound schoolgirl falls in love with a worldly older man. Well-done, believable coming-of-age tale with excellent performances, realistic characterizations, and few surprises.
Creepy romances haven't been this acceptable since Woody Allen's Manhattan... in movies, that is. I dunno about real life. Well, An Education may look off-putting when you read the synopsis: 16 year old Jenny falls for dude who's twice her age. Does that age differe...( read more)
WOAH...the moral of this fillm was dont trust playboys who are nearly twice your age and who drive vintage cars.....what a stupid schoolgirl!
It was nice to see that she ended up at Oxford in the end!
Parts of this were believable and parts of it were downright ridiclious. Was there supposed to be a lesson here? I don't think so. I wasn't even that sold on the acting job, which is what this movie is trying to use as a marketing plot. Sorry, didn't work for me. Wait for th...( read more)
One of the best British films since "Matchpoint". A more sinister ending would have been more appropriate, but the overall tone, pacing, and writing of this film earns it a solid recommendation.
such an amazing film with fulfilling dialogues delivered by Carey Mulligan... the cast was truly spectacular with Alfred Molina displaying his Oxford minded father figure and Peter Sarsgaard as the charming man who swept an enigmatic 16-year-old girl off of her feet. Wonderful fi...( read more)
