{"id":5275,"date":"2017-01-04T19:19:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T00:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:18:55","slug":"an-education-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5275","title":{"rendered":"An Education-2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An Education-2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Lone Scherfig<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #584<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70113948.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5276\" src=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70113948-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70113948-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70113948.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed January 4, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An Education, a British film released in 2009, is a small, little gem of a film. The storytelling and the acting are very good.<\/p>\n<p>Since it is a British film, the accents can be a little distracting for some, but I enjoyed it very much.<\/p>\n<p>It tells the story of an intelligent, college-driven teenager named Jenny (Mulligan), who falls in love with an older, charismatic man (Sarsgaard).<\/p>\n<p>She faces conflict from her family and teachers, most notably her father, played by Alfred Molina.<\/p>\n<p>The individuals in her life have differing opinions on which path Jenny should choose. This leads to the main conflict in the film.<\/p>\n<p>The setting is rainy, cold London in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>Headed for Oxford and a successful career (not common for a female in those days), Jenny is willing to risk it all for love, but is she being taken advantage of?<\/p>\n<p>The film is romantic, comical, and serious all rolled into one. The story is nothing original, to be frank, but specifically, the excellent acting makes it worth seeing.<\/p>\n<p>An Education (2009) proves filmmakers can take a good story, told before, and make it compelling to an audience.<\/p>\n<p>Carey Mulligan deservedly received an Oscar nomination for this film and made her debut as a high-caliber young actress to watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Picture, Best Actress-Carey Mulligan, Best Adapted Screenplay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations: 1 win-<\/strong>Best Foreign Film <strong>(won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Education-2009 Director Lone Scherfig Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard Scott&#8217;s Review #584 Reviewed January 4, 2017 Grade: B+ An Education, a British film released in 2009, is a small, little gem of a film. The storytelling and the acting are very good. 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