Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Emma Thompson |
| Director |
Lone Scherfig |
| Screenplay | NIck Hornby, from the memoir by Lynn Barber |
| Music | Paul Englishby |
| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Editing | Barney Pilling |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | BBC Films, Wildgaze Films, Finola Dwyer Productions, Endgame Entertainment |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Very mild and infrequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Occasional, mild, implied sex scenes, some mild to moderate sexual innuendo |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Frequent alcohol and tobacco glamourised |
| Comments | This film is very educational and has some fairly mature themes. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Kenneth Turan  A magical memoir | 20 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople Ontwaking op vooraand van seksuele revolusie | 15 | |
| Cape Times Theresa Smith School of life 60's style ... | 15 | |
| Box Office Cathleen Rountree A perfect coming of age tale for every age. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Unfortunately, the denouement isn’t nearly as interesting as that and An Education’s second half flags badly. Amid all this confusion, Mulligan’s charm only goes so far. | 5 |  |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers A quiet miracle of a movie that quickly disabuses you of the idea that you've seen it all before. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 34 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 163 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 5157 Netizens Why can't American movie makers make a movie this great? | 15 | |
Average .. 79% | 16 | |