An Education (2009) (original) (raw)
Coming-of-age drama set in 1960s London, adapted for the screen from the memoirs of journalist Lynn Barber. Jenny is an intelligent young woman on the brink of her 17th birthday, living in the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, who is destined for a promising if somewhat narrow future at Oxford University and beyond. Longing for romance and sophistication to inject some excitement into her humdrum schoolgirl existence, Jenny finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with the mysterious and much older playboy David, which leaves her torn between studying for a place at Oxford, and the ...(more)
Coming-of-age drama set in 1960s London, adapted for the screen from the memoirs of journalist Lynn Barber. Jenny is an intelligent young woman on the brink of her 17th birthday, living in the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, who is destined for a promising if somewhat narrow future at Oxford University and beyond. Longing for romance and sophistication to inject some excitement into her humdrum schoolgirl existence, Jenny finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with the mysterious and much older playboy David, which leaves her torn between studying for a place at Oxford, and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man. (less)
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer: Nick Hornby
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper
Producer: Finola Dwyer
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| Nominee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | 2009 | |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | 2009 |
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