Scherfig and Hornby have a winningly droll sense of humor, but the main reason to see An Education is because they treat viewers as if they were as intelligent as Jenny.
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11/21/09
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An Education (2009)
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Reviews Counted:145
Fresh:136
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Though the latter part of the film may not appeal to all, An Education is a charming coming-of-age tale powered by the strength of relative newcomer Carey Mulligan's standout performance.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Oct 9, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $3,218,225
Synopsis: Author Nick Hornby turns from novels to screenplays with this talent-driven drama. Carey Mulligan (BLEAK HOUSE) stars as Jenny, a young woman full of promise and intent to study at Oxford. But... [More]
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike
Director: Lone Scherfig
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Reviews for An Education
Coming-of-age movies are a dime-a-dozen, but one as exemplary as An Education deserves nothing less than the opportunity to command top dollar on the open market.
11/21/09
This cinematic gem is an ironclad lock to be nominated for best picture of the year.
11/21/09
The message proves surprisingly conventional, but its delivery is entirely pleasurable.
11/20/09
A handsomely crafted and beautifully acted awakening story that's predictable but consistently rewarding.
11/20/09
...about the British preoccupation with status, about the aspirant bourgeois and the outliers who exist beyond convention, in a moveable feast of booze, sex and petty criminality.
11/20/09
Mulligan perfectly balances on the line of girlhood and womanhood, shifting naturally from schoolgirl innocence to Audrey Hepburn-like sophistication just by putting up her hair.
11/19/09
If the story of Jenny's inevitably hard lesson is standard, An Education comes up with a few moments that give pause.
11/19/09
A good deal of this works because of Mulligan, who deserves every accolade and Audrey Hepburn comparison she's received for her performance.
11/18/09
Carrey Mulligan gives an astounding, Oscar-caliber performance in this touching, poignant, and precise coming-of-age tale of a young British girl who falls for an older Jewish guy, set against London in the pre-swinging era.
11/13/09
...a complex and morally ambiguous story which rewards the audience's attention without resorting to pushing their buttons.
11/13/09
Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on.
11/13/09
The combination of a literate script, an adroit cast and an economical style is simple addition that achieves an alchemical feat: the best film of the year.
11/11/09
Mulligan locates both the braininess and restless hormonal energy of an adolescent who's blooming before most of her peers. Bearing witness to her education, in all its naiveté, brashness, passion and pain, is illuminating.
11/08/09
An Education offers plenty to enjoy and admire. It’s full of first-rate performances.
11/06/09
This film is carried on the slender shoulders of Mulligan, a 22-year-old actress who captures both the child and the woman, creating an indelible performance we can't easily forget.
11/06/09
A love story that simultaneously left me speechless and with a mouth full of words. Mulligan's performance is the best I have seen from an actress in 2009.
11/06/09
Danish director Lone Scherfig seems at home in Britain and the details of clothes, haircuts and so on are dead right.
11/06/09
A beguiling little film that, with deceptive restraint and forthrightness, opens up worlds of roiling, contradictory emotions.
11/05/09
Top CriticIt’s truly a magnificent coming-out.
11/05/09
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