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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.
Carey Mulligan is a most confident lead actress. She ably carries the film on her waif-like shoulders as the outspoken smartypants Jenny. Hers is not the only performance of note in this movie where not a single actor, however small their role, was subpar. Special mention for Ros...( read more)
The story has been done before, but that film has a fine cast that pulls it off brilliantly.
Education vs. living life - Though it appears to be a love story Jenny's problem, at least what she finds the problem. Being around the same age as Jenny, it's relatable the pressure to do well and get into a good university. The acting here was great and I saw how very young Jen...( read more)
Clever schoolgirl wooed by glamorous middle-aged man before the hippy era dawns over post-Victorian England circa 1961. Nothing like corrupting the youth, Socrates, I mean Saarsgard. Deception in the form of an art dealer/thief and virginity swiped in Paris is just the beginning ...( read more)
