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2009 Certificate 12
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A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. London, 1961: 16-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is smart, attractive, and eager to start her adult life. She's grown tired of .. Read more

Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike
Director Lone Scherfig
Genres Drama

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An Education

A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. London, 1961: 16-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is smart, attractive, and eager to start her adult life. She's grown tired of the familiar adolescent routine, so when urbane newcomer David (Peter Sarsgaard) appears in town, Jenny senses a rare opportunity to shake things up a bit. Quickly falling under David's spell, the impressionable Jenny begins accompanying her newfound beau to classical concerts, art auctions, crowded pubs, and dinners that stretch into the small hours of the night. But Jenny is brighter than most kids her age, and her parents always dreamt of getting their exceptional daughter into Oxford. These days it seems like she's headed in a different direction -- will David ultimately be her undoing, or the person who helps her finally realize her true potential?

Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Emma Thompson, Olivia Williams, Sally Hawkins, Cara Seymour, Matthew Beard
Director Lone Scherfig
Studio E1 ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Collections UK top 50 weekly chart
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 08 Mar 2010
Blu-ray: 08 Mar 2010
Production year: 2009
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  • 81 out of 81 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4.0 stars

    Surprisingly excellent! Shame about the title of the movie!

    If you're craving to watch a movie of substances with a superb storyline and excellent actors, then you need to watch this movie.While the movie title is ... more

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  • 32 out of 32 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3.0 stars

    An Education

    The performances of the leads and the portrayal of the 1960s in suburbia were great but overall this film was too predictable and therefore a disappointment.

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    An Education leads initial BAFTA voting

    • 09 Jan 2010

    An Education is the toast of London after landing 17 2010 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards nominations. Lone Scherfig's film, starring Oscar hopeful Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard, edged out Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, Avatar and The Lovely Bones as the most-nominated film when the Academy's initial list of picks was announced on Thursday (07Jan10). Mulligan is among the Best Actress candidates and Scherfig is up for Best Director. Quentin Tarantino's... Read more

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