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An Education

Year:

2010

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Lone Scherfig

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 74 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2010-02-05

Filming Locations: Bloomsbury Service Station - 6 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: ARS 77,520 (Argentina) (9 February 2010)

Gross: $12,574,715 (USA) (2 May 2010)

Cast

Actor

Character

Rosamund Pike

An Education

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

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

James Norton

Student

Charlee Hall

Baby 1 (uncredited)

Neo Hall

Baby 2 (uncredited)

David Wayman

Man in Cafe (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Rosamund Pike played Carey Mulligan's older sister in 2005's 'Pride & Prejudice'.

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In the beginning of the film, Jenny's fringe is neatly parted. As she becomes more and more involved with David, her fringe starts to descend until it is completely down. This shows she is now a part of his world. Then, as she starts to move away from him, her hair becomes parted again.

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Director Lone Scherfig says she experimented with giving the actors options during scenes. For instance, she told Peter Sarsgaard that if he felt like it he could start a conversation with an extra playing a doorman in one scene despite there not being any written dialogue.

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Goofs

In the final scene Jenny and her friend can be seen cycling into the Bodleian library courtyard. Bikes are not allowed in the Bodleian and others can be seen chained to the railings outside. There are also 3 steps up to this courtyard which they would not have been able to cycle up.

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In the dog track parking lot, David takes a few things out of the back of his car and sets them on the ground. Although they are seen there throughout the scene, they are suddenly gone when he and Jenny leave even though he is never seen putting them back.

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In the scene where David and Jenny are driving to meet the black family modern cars are visible in the background.

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Quotes

Jenny: I don't want to lose my virginity to a piece of fruit.

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Jenny: The life I want, there is no shortcut.

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Jenny: If you never do anything, you never become anyone.

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