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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.
- $26.1 million
- An Education, by Lynn Barber
- $7.5 million
- Paul Englishby
Feb 5, 2010 · An Education: Directed by Lone Scherfig. With Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour. 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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- Drama
- Lone Scherfig
- 2010-02-05
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David (Peter Sarsgaard), a ...
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- Lone Scherfig
- PG-13
- Peter Sarsgaard
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Oct 21, 2009 · Powered by JustWatch. "An Education" tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who is the target of a sophisticated seduction by a 35-year-old man. This happens in 1961, when 16-year-old girls were a great deal less knowing than they are now. Yet the movie isn't shabby or painful, but romantic and wonderfully entertaining.
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.
Oct 8, 2009 · PG-13. 1h 40m. By A.O. Scott. Oct. 8, 2009. Literature is full of cautionary tales of innocent young women seduced by smooth-talking rakes. Jenny, a dutiful student and a passionate consumer of...
Oct 9, 2009 · 1 h 40 m. Summary In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man. (Sony Pictures Classics) Drama. Directed By: Lone Scherfig. Written By: Lynn Barber, Nick Hornby. An Education.
