 | An Education | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genres:Drama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford.Cast:
 Carey Mulligan Jenny Mellor |  Olivia Williams Miss Stubbs |  Alfred Molina Jack Mellor |  Cara Seymour Marjorie | William Melling Small Boy #1 |
| Connor Catchpole Small Boy #2 | Matthew Beard Graham |  Peter Sarsgaard David Goldman | Amanda Fairbank-Hynes Hattie |  Ellie Kendrick Tina |
 Dominic Cooper Danny |  Rosamund Pike Helen | Nick Sampson Auctioneer |  Kate Duchêne Latin Teacher (as Kate Duchene) | Bel Parker Small Girl |
 Emma Thompson Headmistress |  Luis Soto Rachman | Olenka Wrzesniewski Shakespeare Girl #1 | Bryony Wadsworth Shakespeare Girl #2 | Ashley Taylor-Rhys Petrol Attendant |
| Sally Hawkins Sarah Goldman | Beth Rowley Nightclub Singer | Ben Castle Nightclub Band | Mark Edwards Nightclub Band | Tom Rees-Roberts Nightclub Band |
| Arne Somogyi Nightclub Band |  Paul Pilot Nightclub Band | Phil Wilkinson Nightclub Band | Rhys Bond Bus Passenger | James Norton Student |
| Charlee Hall Baby 1 (uncredited) | Neo Hall Baby 2 (uncredited) |  David Wayman Man in Cafe (uncredited) |
