Movie
An Education
Overview
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-10-29
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Carey Mulligan as Jenny Mellor
- Peter Sarsgaard as David Goldman
- Dominic Cooper as Danny
- Rosamund Pike as Helen
- Olivia Williams as Miss Stubbs
- Alfred Molina as Jack Mellor
- Cara Seymour as Majorie
- Sally Hawkins as Sarah Goldman
- Emma Thompson as Headmistress
- James Norton as Student
- Amanda Fairbank-Hynes as Hattie
- William Melling as Small Boy #1
Crew
- Lone Scherfig - Director
- Nick Hornby - Screenplay
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