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An Education

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You don't realise how boring everything was before I met you.

An Education Synopsis

Written by Nick Hornby, AN EDUCATION is the story of a young girl's choice between Oxford and the university of life.

Sixteen and gifted, Jenny is destined for Oxford. Her parents' own dreams of fulfilment are built on Jenny's success. However, her eyes are opened to a world of glamorous possibility beyond the boundaries of suburbia when she meets the considerably older, distinctly urbane, David...

Academy Award nominated drama from acclaimed director Lone Scherfig.

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An Education: interviews

Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby, Carey Mulligan and Dominic Cooper discuss the acclaimed drama, An Education.

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  • Credits
    • Starring:
      Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Cara Seymour, Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins
    • Director:
      Lone Scherfig
    • Producers:
      Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
    • Screenplay:
      Nick Hornby
    • Executive Producers:
      Jamie Laurenson, David M Thompson, James D Stern, Douglas E Hansen, Wendy Japhet, Nick Hornby
    • Distributor
      eOne
    • Sales Agent:
      HanWay Films
    • Credits summary:
      BBC Films presents a Finola Dwyer / Wildgaze Films' Production in association with Endgame Entertainment - a Lone Scherfig Film.
    • Certificate:
      12A
    • Running time:
      99 mins 53 secs
  • Release Dates
    • In Cinemas
      October 30th 2009
    • Out on DVD
      March 8th 2010
    • Released
      October 30th 2009

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