An Education

"An education isn't always by the book."

PG-13 2009 · 1h 40m · Drama, Romance
Starring Carey Mulligan · Peter Sarsgaard · Dominic Cooper
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Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

Theatrical
Oct 30, 2009
Box Office
$26.1M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
2.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 30, 2010
Director
Lone Scherfig
Writer
Nick Hornby
Producers
Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer, James D. Stern
Music
Paul Englishby
Studio
BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment
Themes
adolescence age difference parent child relationship self-discovery love coming of age based on memoir or autobiography love affair family woman director teenage life cautionary
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The Fragility of Youthful Innocence
Taglines Innocence of the Young.
Conflict over Historical Perspectives in Education
Headmistress He's a Jew? You're aware, I take it, that the Jews killed our Lord?
Jenny And you're aware, I suppose, that our Lord was Jewish?
Headmistress I suppose he told you that. We're all very sorry about what happened during the war. But that's absolutely no excuse for that sort of malicious and untruthful propaganda.
Confronting Past Decisions and Parental Responsibility
Jack We have to have this out. Well, if you won't do it, I will. I'm still your father.
Jenny You're my father again now, are you? And what were you when you encouraged me to throw my life away? Silly schoolgirls are always getting seduced by glamorous older men, but what about you two?
The Complexity of Secrets in Relationships
Jenny Mr. and Mrs. David Goldman. Mr. and Mrs. David Goldman. Mr. and Mrs. David— you're married!
[Reading from envelopes she found in David's car]
David Legally yes, but...
Jenny When were you going to tell me?
David Soon. It just never seemed like the right time. You seemed so happy, and I was happy...
Jenny You were living with your wife all this time, around the corner! Byron Avenue. It's no wonder we kept bumping into each other, is it? What number?
David 34. Don't be like this, come on.
Jenny I have nothing. I didn't take my exams. I... I left school. Where's it all gone now?

Cast

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C
Carey Mulligan
Jenny Mellor
P
Peter Sarsgaard
David Goldman
D
Dominic Cooper
Danny
R
Rosamund Pike
Helen
O
Olivia Williams
Miss Stubbs
A
Alfred Molina
Jack Mellor
C
Cara Seymour
Majorie
S
Sally Hawkins
Sarah Goldman
E
Emma Thompson
Headmistress
James Norton
James Norton
Student
A
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Hattie
W
William Melling
Small Boy #1
C
Connor Catchpole
Small Boy #2
M
Matthew Beard
Graham
E
Ellie Kendrick
Tina
N
Nick Sampson
Auctioneer
L
Luis Soto
Rachman
B
Ben Castle
Nightclub Band
P
Paul Pilot
Nightclub Band
K
Kate Duchêne
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