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An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on an article 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.
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Oscar-baiting films don't necessarily need to win awards to earn their place in cinema history. Even failed efforts can result in satisfying works and serve as a springboard for notable careers. A prime example of this phenomenon is *An Education*, a 2009 British period drama directed by Lone Scherfig. The film draws its inspiration from the autobiographical essay of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber,…More
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Está basada en una novela de Lynn Barber # Hace algunos meses subí la reseña de la película _The Experimenter_, protagonizada por Peter Sarsgaard, un actor de quien no había visto mucho y sin embargo esa misma noche - sin pretenderlo - vi dos de sus actuaciones más famosas. La primera fue la ya mencionada y la segunda fue precisamente An Education , coprotagonizada por la siempre encantadora Carey Mulligan. Póster p…More
We generally associate education with school. But some of life's lessons teach us far more than we could ever learn sitting in a classroom. An Education uses this play on words to present an interesting examination of greed, taboos, choices and consequences. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) appears to be at the top of her class. She relishes the good grades that she inevitably receives. She is almost smug in her willingness t…More
Based on the memoirs of Lynn Barber, this movie takes us to the world of a middle class schoolgirl in 60s England, on the cusp of becoming a young woman. I read an article in a UK newspaper, where Barber describes the affair that she had with the man portraid in the movie, and it seems that the movie stays very true to how she actually experienced it and what happened. So this should prove a fairly accurate glimpse…More
