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An Education (2009)

★ 7.2PG-1395 minDirector: Lone Scherfig

2009 film directed by Lone Scherfig

An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir 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.

An Education premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, was theatrically released in the US on 16 October 2009 and in the UK on 30 October. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress for Mulligan. It was also nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor for Alfred Molina), with Mulligan winning Best Leading Actress.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is An Education about?
An Education (2009) — In the early 1960's, sixteen-year-old Jenny Mellor (Carey Mulligan) lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father Jack's (Alfred Molina's) wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a
Is An Education based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is An Education scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.