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An Education (2009)

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Reviews Counted:147

Fresh:138

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: 12A [See Full Rating] for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:30-10-2009

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... 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 meeting an older man (Peter Sarsgaard) leads Jenny to believe that she can learn things outside the classroom, casting doubt on her future plans. Directed by ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS’ Lone Scherfig, AN EDUCATION also stars Alfred Molina, Rosamunde Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, and Emma Thompson. [More]

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Cara Seymour, Emma Thompson, Matthew Beard, Sally Hawkins

Director: Lone Scherfig

Director: Lone Scherfig
Screenwriter: Nick Hornby
Producer: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Composer: Paul Englishby
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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An Education offers plenty to enjoy and admire. It’s full of first-rate performances.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
11/06/09
Cosmo Landesman
Cosmo Landesman
Sunday Times (UK)

Danish director Lone Scherfig seems at home in Britain and the details of clothes, haircuts and so on are dead right.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
11/06/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

A decent but unremarkable film with a big, unforgettable central performance. Carey Mulligan passes with First-Class Honours.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/30/09
Dan Jolin
Dan Jolin
Empire Magazine
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Danish director Scherfig and star Mulligan give the film considerable weight by surrounding this lightly played, strange romance with both an acute understanding of Barber’s endearing screen alter ego.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
10/30/09
Dave Calhoun
Dave Calhoun
Time Out
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It'll be a strange person who doesn't find An Education entertaining, and a stranger man still who denies it the success it's sure to enjoy.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/30/09
Richard Luck
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film
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This is a wonderful, life-affirming picture that deserves all the prizes it will undoubtedly win. I can’t call it the best British film of the year because it’s still only October. But I’d be amazed if a better one comes along.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/09
Toby Young
Toby Young
Times [UK]
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A sad, painful comedy, and the lovely performance from Mulligan makes it a very enjoyable film.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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A delightful, resonant film, a great advertisement for Scherfig’s self-effacing, but socially probing, directorial style, and a beguiling introduction to Mulligan.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
10/30/09
Sukhdev Sandhu
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph
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A sly and sexy treat with both strong period detail and themes of innocence and betrayal.

Full Review Source: GQ Magazine [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/09
GQ Magazine [UK]

What began as a tale of innocence lost ends with a sense of exciting discovery. Because the lesson to take away from An Education is that a new star has been found.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
10/30/09
Matt Bochenski
Matt Bochenski
Little White Lies

What makes An Education so memorable is that it's a study of a teenage girl that looks beyond face value.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
10/30/09
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
Digital Spy

Much more than a simple cautionary tale, An Education captures the giddy hopes and fears of adolescence, and the dawn of the most transforming decade in recent memory.

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10/30/09
Charles Gant
Charles Gant
Heat Magazine

The film's a gem - and [Carey Mulligan's] performance is an education in itself.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
10/30/09
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

It sounds like a creepy tale of a teenage schoolgirl seduced by a pervert. But it’s also one of this year’s most captivating British dramas, with a breakthrough turn from an actress we’ll be seeing a lot more of.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
10/30/09
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Total Film

Few films set in this period get the social furniture so right, and it's a refreshingly new look at a time pregnant with expectation.

Full Review Source: Filmstar Magazine | comment 1 Comment
10/30/09
Steve O'Brien
Steve O'Brien
Filmstar Magazine

A hit movie that's small in scale, but big in heart - the most charming British film of the year.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/09
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

Veteran journalist Lynn Barber's memoir of a teenage romance makes a pleasing transition to the big screen. Yet, while it's well acted and tautly paced, you never quite shake the feeling you're watching a two-parter on BBC2.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/09
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

An Education is a brilliant learning curve - one of the best British films of the year.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/09
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

Gymslip love is a tricky subject to deal with, but director Lone Scherfig and screenplay writer Nick Hornby should be commended for generally getting the moral tone right.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
10/30/09
Sun Online

Mulligan has a sit-up-and-watch talent.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
10/30/09
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
 
 
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