An education (DVD #772) [DVD] / / 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.
Based on a memoir by Lynn Barber. Rated PG-13. 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. 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.
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.
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