An Education
Synopsis
He introduces Jenny to an exciting new world of chic dinners, art auctions, smoky clubs and foreign trips. He charms her parents. But just as their long-held dream of Jenny getting into Oxford University seems within reach, another kind of life now tempts her. Is it one that sets her free or traps her? Will David be the making or the undoing of Jenny?
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Lone Scherfig
- Producer
- James D Stern, Douglas E Hansen, Wendy Japhet, David M Thompson, Jamie Laurenson, Nick Hornby
- Editor
- Barney Pilling
- Screenwriter
- Nick Hornby
- Director of Photography
- John de Borman
- Production Designer
- Andrew McAlpine
- Sound
- Glenn Freemantle
- Composer
- Paul Englishby
- Principal cast
- Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Finola Dwyer Productions/Wildgaze Films
53 Greek StreetLondon W1D 3DR
UK
bennett@finoladwyerproductions.co.uk
Sales Company
Hanway Films
24 Hanway StreetLondon W1T 1UH
UK
T +44 (0)20 7290 0750
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