All moviesAn Education

Rated:

PG-13 (for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking)

Running time:

99 minutes

Synopsis:

It's 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny is poised on the brink of womanhood. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30- ish David. Urbane and witty, David introduces Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers. Just as the family's long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Will David be the making of Jenny or her undoing?

Release date:

October 9, 2009

Website:

http://www.sonyclassics.com/aneducation/

Capsule review:

A disarming and unexpectedly poignant story set in 1961 England of a dreamy, Oxford-bound 16-year-old (enchanting Carey Mulligan) who takes up with a sophisticated older man (Peter Sarsgaard).