An Education [M]

Jenny is an attractive and bright girl, just on the verge of becoming a woman. Struggling with a dull life of adolescent routine that is enforced by her conservative parents, Jenny cannot wait for her adult life to start. Then, one rainy day, she crosses the path of 30-ish David who is rich, fun, has taste, and soon becomes her suitor, having amazingly charmed her parents as well as Jenny. Soon David shows Jenny a whole new of classical concerts, art, jazz, and glittering restaurants and she becomes dangerously tempted to veer off the Oxford path that her parents would have her take, and walk down one of excitement and fun with David by her side. But all that glitters is not gold, and soon Jenny begins to wonder if David will be her making or her undoing. 

This is a wonderful, WONDERFUL film! Armed with its simple, but gripping story, it’s a wonderful look at an array of things and poses quite a lot of questions about life, education, and relationships. It’s a film that really glows and everything about it seems radiant and poignant. IT’S ABSOLUTELY LOVELY! A real gem! 

Jenny is an attractive and bright girl, just on the verge of becoming a woman. Struggling with a dull life of adolescent routine that is enforced by her conservative parents, Jenny cannot wait for her adult life to start. Then, one rainy day, she crosses the path of 30-ish David who is rich, fun, has taste, and soon becomes her suitor, having amazingly charmed her parents as well as Jenny. Soon, David shows Jenny a completely different world filled with classical concerts, art, jazz, and glittering restaurants, and she becomes dangerously tempted to veer off the Oxford path that her parents would have her take, and walk down one of excitement and fun with David at her side. But all that glitters is not gold and soon Jenny begins to wonder whether David will be her making or her undoing. 

Set in the early 60s, An Education is a remarkable film that makes some very interesting points about everything from education and its benefits to relationships and conservatism. The whole thing of a 16 year-old dating a 30 year-old already grabs the audience and holds their focus, but funnily enough, the relationship between Jenny and David is actually rather wonderful as it seems completely natural and is probably the least shocking thing in the film. Their questionable relationship opens doors both for the progress of the story and the character of Jenny, and I find it really intriguing that it is insignificant, but at the same time a really lovely catalyst. Not to mention that the chemistry between the two romantic leads seemed really genuine and radiant. It has to be one of the most radiant and charming romances that I have seen on screen. 

Special applause must go to Carey Mulligan who starred as Jenny. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED HER! She gave an amazing performance that was wide-eyed, innocent, cultured, and at the same time harboured some real fire, opinion, and aggressiveness. She just had presence and was radiant, really radiant. I was completely captivated by her from start to finish. 

Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Sally Hawkins, and Emma Thompson, An Education is a really beautiful film that I am seriously considering adding the collection. It’s tasteful, captivating, elegant, and is filled with lessons, romance, experiences, culture, drama, comedy, and glamour. I LOVED IT, ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!