| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
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. |
| Credits |
Costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; editor, Barney Pilling ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine ; music, Paul Englishby ; director of photography, John de Borman ; executive producers, James D. Stern, Douglas E. Hansen, Wendy Japhet, David M. Thompson, Jamie Laurenson, Nick Hornby. |
| Note |
Based on a memoir by Lynn Barber. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving sexual content and for smoking. |
| 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. |
| Note |
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. |
| Awards |
Film awards for British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Best Leading Actress (Mulligan), 2010; Winner: Audience award, Sundance Film Festival, 2009 |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional French or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- England -- London -- Drama.
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May-December romances -- England -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- London -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Scherfig, Lone, 1959- Director.
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De Borman, John. Cinematographer.
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Stern, James D. Producer.
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Hansen, Douglas E. (Doug) Producer.
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Japhet, Wendy. Producer.
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Thompson, David, 1950 July 18- Producer.
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Laurenson, Jamie. Producer.
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Hornby, Nick. Producer. Screenwriter.
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Dwyer, Finola. Producer.
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Posey, Amanda. Producer.
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Sarsgaard, Peter. Actor.
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Molina, Alfred, 1953- Actor.
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Pike, Rosamund, 1979- Actor.
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Cooper, Dominic, 1978- Actor.
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Williams, Olivia, 1968- Actor.
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Seymour, Cara. Actor.
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Hawkins, Sally, 1976- Actor.
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Kendrick, Ellie, 1990- Actor.
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Fairbank-Hynes, Amanda. Actor.
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Beard, Matthew, 1989- Actor.
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Thompson, Emma. Actor.
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Mulligan, Carey, 1985- Actor.
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Dicks-Mireaux, Odile. Costume designer.
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Pilling, Barney. Film editor.
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McAlpine, Andrew. Designer.
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Englishby, Paul. Composer.
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Barber, Lynn, 1944- Author.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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BBC Films.
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Finola Dwyer Productions.
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Wildgaze Films.
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Endgame Entertainment (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
043396331754 |
| Music No. |
33175 Sony |
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