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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW
An Education
School Of Hard Knock-Ups In 1961 London
Carey Mulligan as Jenny in Lone
Scherfig's film "An Education".
Sony Pictures Classics
By
Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Lone Scherfig directs her first English-language film, “An Education” and
largely succeeds with her effort, a story based on Lynn Barber’s memoir about
growing up as a woman in London just prior to the Swinging Sixties heating up.
Twickenham is the film's London locale.
In one household tradition will be challenged as 16-year-old Jenny (Carey
Mulligan), the most proficient student at her boarding school, tries to find her
adolescent footing. Her rigid
father (a hilariously good Alfred Molina) is paying her way to go to Oxford
University, while the attentions of David, a charming 30-something stranger
(Peter Sarsgaard) intrigue her enough to hold her interest.
From there the seeds of dramatic conflict are sewn, and eloquently by
screenwriter Nick Hornby ("About A Boy"), whose ear for sharp, entertaining
dialogue is very acute. While Mr.
Sarsgaard, Mr. Molina and Miss Mulligan do well, and Ms. Scherfig smoothly
executes a layered film with subtle tonal shifts, it's Mr. Hornsby who deserves
most of the plaudits for bringing Ms. Barber's personal account to life.
Good music and additional solid supporting work from Rosamund Pike as a
weathered socialite further enliven "An Education", an enjoyable film that knows
its time and place, and renders both impressively.
"An Education" is currently playing across the U.S.
The film opened in Sacramento last Friday.
With: Olivia Williams, Cara Seymour, Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, Matthew
Beard, Ellie Kendrick, Amanda Fairbanks-Hynes.
“An Education” is
rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association Of America for mature thematic
material involving sexual content, and for smoking. The
film’s duration is one hour and 35 minutes.
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