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An Education
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*An Education* is a 2009 drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Nick Hornby. The cast includes Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, and Dominic Cooper. Produced by BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, and Endgame Entertainment, the film was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, Fandango at Home, and Disney+. It is in English, with a runtime of 100 minutes, and received a PG-13 rating.
The narrative is set in London, while filming took place in Paris. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film. It also received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award.
Critical reception included a Metascore of 85/100 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 94%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.2 based on 141,209 votes. The film’s budget was $10,000,000, and it earned $26,096,852 in revenue.
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6.9Despite 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.
Cast
- Carey Mulligan as Jenny Mellor
- Peter Sarsgaard as David Goldman
- Dominic Cooper as Danny
- Rosamund Pike as Helen
- Olivia Williams as Miss Stubbs
- Alfred Molina as Jack Mellor
Themes
- adolescence
- parent child relationship
- age difference
- self-discovery
- coming of age
- love
- based on memoir or autobiography
- love affair
- family
- woman director
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
140,630 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 36 wins & 96 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Screenplay by
- Nick Hornby
- Based on
- An Education , by Lynn Barber
- Produced by
- Finola Dwyer Amanda Posey
- Starring
- Carey Mulligan Peter Sarsgaard Alfred Molina Rosamund Pike Dominic Cooper Olivia Williams Emma Thompson
- Cinematography
- John de Borman
- Edited by
- Barney Pilling
- Music by
- Paul Englishby
- Production companies
- Endgame Entertainment BBC Films Wildgaze Films Finola Dwyer Productions Mittal Productions
- Distributed by
- E1 Entertainment (United Kingdom; through Contender Films ) Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
- Release dates
- 18 January 2009 ( 2009-01-18 ) ( Sundance ) 30 October 2009 ( 2009-10-30 ) (United Kingdom) 16 October 2009 ( 2009-10-16 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $7.5 million
- Box office
- $26.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir by journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming man who seduces her.
An Education premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, was theatrically released in the US on 16 October 2009 and in the UK on 30 October. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress for Mulligan. It was also nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor for Alfred Molina), with Mulligan winning Best Leading Actress.
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