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An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming conman who seduces her.
Feb 5, 2010 · A 16-year-old girl in 1960s London falls for a playboy twice her age and faces a dilemma between her dreams and reality. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated film.
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- Lone Scherfig
- 2010-02-05
Oct 21, 2009 · A 16-year-old girl falls for a sophisticated older man in 1961 London. Roger Ebert praises the film's romance, its star Carey Mulligan, and its adaptation of a true story.
An Education is an intriguing character study that often feels real but can be tedious and uninteresting with the mundane events of a small English family in the 60s.
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- Lone Scherfig
- PG-13
- Peter Sarsgaard
Aug 27, 2009 · In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the rather more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man ...
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Oct 30, 2009 · An Education is a 2009 film based on a true story of a young girl who faces a choice between Oxford and a glamorous life with an older man. Watch the trailer, read the credits and learn more about the acclaimed director and writer of this Academy Award nominated drama.
Summaries. 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. In the early 1960's, sixteen-year-old Jenny Mellor (Carey Mulligan) lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham.