An Education overview

Synopsis:

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.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Lone Scherfig
  • Studio: Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment, BBC Films
  • Year: 2009
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Country: UK
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2009 10 09 (USA - Limited)

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