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An education [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics ; BBC Films presents a Finola Dwyer Productions/Wildgaze Films production in association with Endgame Entertainment ; a film by Lone Sherfig ; director of photography, John de Borman ; executive producers, James D. Stern, Douglas E. Hansen, Wendy Japhet, David M. Thompson, Jamie Laurenson, Nick Hornby ; screenplay by Nick Hornby ; produced by Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey ; directed by Lone Scherfig.

Scherfig, Lone, 1959- (director.). De Borman, John, (cinematographer.). Stern, James D., (producer.). Hansen, Douglas E. (Doug), (producer.). Japhet, Wendy, (producer.). Thompson, David, 1950- (producer.). Laurenson, Jamie, (producer.). Hornby, Nick, (producer,, screenwriter.). Dwyer, Finola, (producer.). Posey, Amanda, (producer.). Sarsgaard, Peter, (actor.). Molina, Alfred, 1953- (actor.). Pike, Rosamund, 1979- (actor.). Cooper, Dominic, 1978- (actor.). Williams, Olivia, 1968- (actor.). Seymour, Cara, (actor.). Hawkins, Sally, (actor.). Kendrick, Ellie, 1990- (actor.). Fairbank-Hynes, Amanda, (actor.). Beard, Matthew, 1989- (actor.). Thompson, Emma, (actor.). Mulligan, Carey, 1985- (actor.). Dicks-Mireaux, Odile, (costume designer.). Pilling, Barney, (film editor.). McAlpine, Andrew, (designer.). Englishby, Paul, (composer.). Barber, Lynn, 1944- (author.). BBC Films. (Added Author). Endgame Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Finola Dwyer Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Finola Dwyer Productions. (Added Author). Finola Dwyer Produtions. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Added Author). Dwyer, Finola. (Added Author). Posey, Amanda. (Added Author). Hornby, Nick. (Added Author). Scherfig, Lone, 1959- (Added Author). Sarsgaard, Peter. (Added Author). Molina, Alfred, 1953- (Added Author). Pike, Rosamund, 1979- (Added Author). Cooper, Dominic, 1978- (Added Author). Williams, Olivia, 1968- (Added Author). Thompson, Emma. (Added Author). Mulligan, Carey, 1985- (Added Author). Englishby, Paul. (Added Author). Barber, Lynn. Education. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Wildgaze Films (Firm) (Added Author). Wildgaze Films. (Added Author). Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Cara Seymour, Sally Hawkins, Ellie Kendrick, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Matthew Beard, Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan. (Cast).

Summary:

In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.

Record details

  • ISBN: 143599308X
  • ISBN: 9781435993082
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on a memoir by Lynn Barber.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: Commentary with director Lone Scherfig and actors Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard; "The making of An education" featurette; :Walking the red carpet" featurette; Deleted scenes.
Widescreen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; editor, Barney Pilling ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine ; music, Paul Englishby.
Participant or Performer Note:
Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Cara Seymour, Sally Hawkins, Ellie Kendrick, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Matthew Beard, Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving sexual content and for smoking.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
English dialogue with optional French or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:
Film awards for British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Best Leading Actress (Mulligan), 2010; Winner: Audience award, Sundance Film Festival, 2009

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Genre:
Feature films.
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Coming-of-age fiction
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