An Education (2009)
Drama |
An Education is a coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming con man who seduces her. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards in 2010: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Nick Hornby, and Best Actress for Carey Mulligan.
An Education premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It screened on 10 September 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was featured at the Telluride by the Sea Film Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 19 September 2009.
In 1961 London, Jenny Mellor is a bright and beautiful 16-year-old schoolgirl who wishes to attend Oxford University. Her studies are controlled by her strict, overbearing father, Jack. After youth orchestra rehearsals, Jenny waits at a bus stop on the street under the rain when she meets David Goldman, a charming older man driving a Bristol 405. Telling her that he is a music lover and that he is worried about her cello getting wet, David convinces Jenny to put her cello in his car while she walks alongside. As the rain becomes stronger, Jenny asks David if she can sit inside his car. The two continue talking about music and, before being dropped off, Jenny confesses that she will be able to do whatever she wants when she reaches university, such as going to art galleries and watching French films, wishing for a life of culture and luxury.
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: Lynn Barber (memoir), Nick Hornby (screenplay)
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Emma Thompson, Cara Seymour
►Cast:
| Carey Mulligan | … | Jenny Mellor |
| Olivia Williams | … | Miss Stubbs |
| Alfred Molina | … | Jack Mellor |
| Cara Seymour | … | Marjorie |
| William Melling | … | Small Boy |
| Connor Catchpole | … | Small Boy |
| Matthew Beard | … | Graham |
| Peter Sarsgaard | … | David Goldman |
| Amanda Fairbank-Hynes | … | Hattie |
| Ellie Kendrick | … | Tina |
| Dominic Cooper | … | Danny |
| Rosamund Pike | … | Helen |
| Nick Sampson | … | Auctioneer |
| Kate Duchêne | … | Latin Teacher |
| Bel Parker | … | Small Girl |
| Emma Thompson | … | Headmistress |
| Luis Soto | … | Rachman |
| Olenka Wrzesniewski | … | Shakespeare Girl |
| Bryony Wadsworth | … | Shakespeare Girl |
| Ashley Taylor-Rhys | … | Petrol Attendant |
| Sally Hawkins | … | Sarah Goldman |
| James Norton | … | Student |
| Beth Rowley | … | Nightclub Singer |
| Ben Castle | … | Nightclub Band |
| Mark Edwards | … | Nightclub Band |
| Tom Rees-Roberts | … | Nightclub Band |
| Arne Somogyi | … | Nightclub Band |
| Paul Pilot | … | Nightclub Band |
| Phil Wilkinson | … | Nightclub Band |
| Peter Agnelli | … | Auctioneers assistant |
| Rhys Bond | … | Bus Passenger |
| Charlee Hall | … | Baby 1 |
| Neo Hall | … | Baby 2 |
| David Wayman | … | Man in Cafe |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia