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AN EDUCATION

Director:

  Lone Scherfig
  

Year Released:

  2009

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Alfred Molina
  Carey Mulligan
  Rosamund Pike
  Peter Sarsgaard
  Olivia Williams
Movie Haiku:Teeenage girl receives instruction from a graduate of "the University of Life" (Sarsgaard), but gets boost from a caring teacher (Williams) just in the nick of time. Fascinating measure of what has changed for women (& what hasn't) since the early '60s.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2009