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An education / BBC Films presents ; a Finola Dwyer Productions/Wildgaze Films production ; in association with Endgame Entertainment ; a film by Lone Sherfig ; screenplay by Nick Hornby ; produced by Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey ; directed by Lone Scherfig.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionWide screen.
Publication InfoCulver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2010.
Description1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Supplemental Content Connect to reviews of this title online
Subject(s)
Barber, Lynn, 1944---Television adaptations.
Barber, Lynn, 1944---Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.
Teenage girls--England --London --Drama.
May-December romances--England --Drama.
Swindlers and swindling--England --London --Drama.
Man-woman relationships--England --London --Drama.
Other author/creatorDwyer, Finola, producer.
Other author/creatorPosey, Amanda, producer.
Other author/creatorHornby, Nick screenwriter.
Other author/creatorScherfig, Lone, 1959- director.
Other author/creatorMulligan, Carey, 1985- actor.
Other author/creatorSarsgaard, Peter actor.
Other author/creatorMolina, Alfred, 1953- actor.
Other author/creatorPike, Rosamund, 1979- actor.
Other author/creatorCooper, Dominic, 1978- actor.
Other author/creatorWilliams, Olivia, 1968- actor.
Other author/creatorThompson, Emma actor.
Other author/creatorEnglishby, Paul, composer.
Other author/creatorBarber, Lynn, 1944-
Other author/creatorBBC Films.
Other author/creatorFinola Dwyer Produtions.
Other author/creatorWildgaze Films.
Other author/creatorEndgame Entertainment (Firm)
Other author/creatorSony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Uniform titleEducation (Motion picture)
Abstract 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.
General noteBased on a memoir by Lynn Barber.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 2009.
General noteSpecial features: Commentary with Scherfig, Mulligan and Sarsgaard; The making of An education featurette; Walking the red carpet; deleted scenes.
CreditsDirector of photography, John de Borman ; editor, Barney Pilling ; music, Paul Englishby.
Cast Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving sexual content and for smoking.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish dialogue, with optional French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards noteFilm awards for British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Best Leading Actress (Mulligan), 2010; Winner: Audience award, Sundance Film Festival, 2009
Genre/formComing-of-age films.
Genre/formRomance films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN143599308X
ISBN9781435993082
UPC 043396331730
Publisher number33173 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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