An Education

Great actors and storyline. I've watched this movie many times and I think it's amazing!

An Education is based on Lynn Barber's memoir. Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay. Carey Mulligan is nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress (and many other acting awards). The entire cast is nominated for the Screen Actors Guild award.The barest of plot details: The film is set outside London in 1962. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is sixteen, and one of the brightest students at her private girl's school. She wants to go to Oxford to read English literature. She meets a charming, friendly, older man.This film is perhaps the perfect coming of age story. Yes, I realize what a strong statement that is. Lynn Barber's story is not necessarily unique, yet it is a product of the time she was raised. Still, as someone who came of age in the 1990's United States rather than the 1960's Britain, it could have been my story. It is the perfect coming of age story because this dichotomy between uniqueness and everywoman-ness.Carey Mulligan is fantastic, but Peter Sarsgaard was mesmerizing. He completely nailed the British accent; I immediately checked [...] to see if he was, in fact, British. The entire cast is amazing, and the casting director deserves kudos as well. Rarely does one see a cast without a weak link. It's easily the best movie I've seen this year, and although there is some hesitation to such a bold statement, it is one of my favorite movies of all time. I'll see how well it stand up with time and multiple viewings, but this one is a modern classic. It's brilliant, moving, funny (Nick Hornby, remember) and immensely watchable and re-watchable. With the Oscars opening Best Picture to ten films this year, this one may have a shot at a nomination, and I hope it does.Seriously, it's the best movie I saw in 2009.

A great film! The lessons this young woman learns about such playboy men early on are priceless and stand the test of time BUT the time period here also reflects how women were viewed in society as well as their lack of choices. Exaggerated perhaps BUT well presented....captivating. Now we hv different societal issues with women's' role in society as realistically a woman can not 'always' be both a wife and a successful or fulfilled business woman, professional or academic. Of course, we can or rather have the choice but the timing , circumstances and choices don't always align as well for each person.This character is reminded that her education is more valuable than a man's antics.

I enjoyed it immensely but I’m a senior citizen without children to worry about. Because it does seem to normalize sixteen year old girls dating men in their thirties I’d be reluctant to permit young teens to see it without a great deal of discussion, including of Lynn’s magazine article relating the long term damage, not mentioned in the film, done to her. Fortunately, she went on to enjoy a long successful marriage and career as a journalist.Perhaps it wasn’t illegal but her parents were negligent; falling for the con was inexcusable. Her father was a lawyer, proving intelligent people sometimes make stupid choices. She still resents her parents’ poor judgment and feels the affair influenced her promiscuity while in college.The tone is sometimes humorous and Carrie Mulligan plays the precocious and engaging teen, hungering for sophistication, to a T. Rosamond Pike is hilarious while the English teacher is the only adult in the room.To clarify, pedophilia is the attraction to prepubescent children. Most sixteen (seventeen before they had sex) year old girls have reached puberty while reaching the age of consent is a different issue. The film does not portray pedophilia. I believe the laws making it a greater crime when there is a larger age discrepancy between the willing victim and perpetrator.Some reviewers questioned why David is portrayed as Jewish, making the film anti-Semitic. The answer is, because he actually was. His religion could have been omitted but, to me anyway, those were satirical scenes depicting the bigoted world views of the father and headmistress. Humor was the intention and the father was portrayed as a buffoon through the film.I do understand the negative reviews but I thought it was an excellent, if controversial, movie.

We love this film and have referred friends to enjoy this smart and sophisticated story. Especially love the scene with the night club singer.

This young woman was headed for disaster. She finally came to her senses and did an about face. Thank goodness!

Great story, cast and director.Based on Lynn Barber's memoir of her teenage love affair.David Goldman is just a jerk and not a man. He's dishonest and a coward.He fooled his wife/child, his friends, Jenny Mellor's parents and Jenny.It's a good thing Jenny had a down-to-earth concerned teacher and headmistress.After realizing what David put her through, Jenny grew up, thus an education.Loved the great ending!

This story was better than I expected. The leading lady was the perfect combination of wily cleverness and wholesome naïveté.The leading man was spot on as the manipulative, deplorable cad who comes off as lost, woebegone, and just in need of the love of the right woman, unaware of the devastation he wreaks, everywhere he goes.It is a coming of age cautionary tale, but not the least heavy handed about it. The end was a surprise, but a good one, a very good one! I recommend this, highly.

Très satisfait

Me impresionó desde que la vi en el cine, y no he dudado un momento en aprovechar la oportunidad de tenerla en blu-ray.Perfecta tanto de imagen como de sonido, y con un guión e interpretaciones sencillamente sublimes. Una obra maestra en mi humilde opinión.

Tres bon produit , le son et l'image sont de tres bonnes qualités, aussi les thèmes choisis sont intéressants et surtout tres éducatifs.

Sceneggiato di Nick Hornby, che ha tratto lo script della autobiografia della scrittrice Lynn Barber, AN EDUCATION racconta la formazione sentimentale di una adolescente negli anni '60, con un linguaggio che ricorda il free cinema di quegli anni. Coinvolgente, raccontato benissimo, ha il suo punto di forma nella strepitosa interpretazione della protagonista, Carey Mulligan, del tutto nella parte a dispetto dei sei-sette anni di differenza tra l'attrice e l'eroina che mette in scena. A lei, si affiancano un credibilissimo Peter Sarsgaard, affascinante ed equivoco, un quasi commovente Alfred Molina, nel ruolo del padre della ragazza, ed un cast in generale stato di grazia.Una vicenda drammatica, dalla tensione che scorre sotterranea e quasi inespressa, sino al finale che ovviamente non va in alcun modo raccontato, ma che merita decisamente di essere vista.Davvero un bel film.

Bekannt wurde die dänische Drehbuchautorin und Regisseurin Lone Scherfig durch den Film "Italienisch für Anfanger", der erfolgreich im Kino lief und sogar einen Silberen Bären bei der Berlinale 2001 erringen konnte.Auch der Nachfolgefilme, die Tragikomödie "Wilbur wants to kill himslf" wurde sehr gelobt, danach wurde es etwas stiller um die Filmemacherin.Mit "An Education" präsentiert sie nun einen Film, dessen Drehbuch von Nick Hornby nach dem gleichnamigen Buch der Journalistin Lynn Barber geschrieben wurde.Die Geschichte ereignet sich im Londoner Vorort Twickenham, die 16 jährige Jenny (Carey Mulligan) büffelt im Jahr 1061 für ein exzellenten Zeugnis und vor allem für eine Aufnahme in der Universität Oxford.Das Leben in einem Mittelklassehaushalt ist nicht immer einfach. Noch immer spürt man die Prüderie der Zeit und rebellische Mädchen sind nicht gerade angesagt.Züchtig, fleissig, brav - so die Devise und dazu gehört auch die Schulinform.Die Eltern Marjorie (Cara Seymour) vor allem aber Vater Jack (Alfred Molina) sind deshalb auch besonders streng, dem Erfolg und den schulischen Leistung wird alles andere untergeordnet.Jenny schwärmt für den französischen Lebensstil, sie liebt die Platten von Juliette Greco, sie begeistert sich für den Existenzialismus und für Albert Camus - vor allem aber auch für Paris.In der Freizeit spielt sie Cello, ist ein bisschen am gleichaltrigen Graham (Matthew Beard) interessiert. Aber dies ändert sich alles, als sie nach einem Konzert den Mittdreißiger und Lebemann David Goldman (Peter Saarsgard) kennenlernt. Dieser charmante Lebemann zeigt ihr eine ganz andere Welt: Die Welt, in der Spass und Vergnügen regiert. Sie geht mit Davids Freunden Danny (Dominic Cooper) und Helen (Rosamnnde Pike) auf schicke Partys, Konzerte, Auktionen.Die konservative Direktorin der Schule (Emma Thompson - genialer Kurzauftritt) und auch íhre Leherin und Förderin Miss Stubbs (Olivia Williams) sind nicht gerade erfreut darüber, dass Jenny plötzlich vor der Frage Paris oder Oxford steht. Wobei diese Frage natürlich extremen Einfluss auf den weiteren Werdegang des jungen Mädchens haben wird...Ein klasse Film ist "An Education" geworden. Er ist verhalten und Leise inszeniert und wirkt deshalb umso tiefer. Ein großartige Leistung bietet die junge Carey Mulligan, die mich sogar stellenweise ein bisschen an die junge Audrey Hepburn erinnert hat und die m.E.zu Recht eine Oscarnominierung erringen konnte.Aber auch die anderen Darstellerleistungen sind echt und glaubwürdig. Der Regisseurin gelingt es ein sehr authentisch wirkendes Portrait dieser Zeit auferstehen zu lassen und sogar noch ohne Kitsch den Handlungsrahmen ala modernes Märchen zu erweitern, indem sie ein einfaches, bescheidenes Leben mit viel Fleiss und echten Werten einem exklusiven, lustbetontem Lebensstil gegenüberstellt, der auch seine Schattenseiten haben könnte, denn ohne Zutun wird dieser auch nicht erreicht. So gesehen steckt ein bisschen Moral in der Geschichte und zeigt auch den Wandel der Zeit, der sich ja in den 60ern einstellte und immer weiter voranschritt.Für mich ist "An Education" vor allem wegen der exzellenten Kameraarbeit von John de Boorman und seiner Ausstattug sowie dem perfekt getroffenen Zeitkolorit ein sehr schöner Film. Die Autos, die Kleider, die Accessoires sind verführerisch ins Licht gerückt - mit anderen Worten: Ein Kostumfilm, bei dem es leicht fällt in diese Zeit einzutauchen....