An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming conman who seduces her. The film was nominated for 3 Academy Awards in 2010: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Nick Hornby, and Best Actress for Carey Mulligan. An Education premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It screened on 10 September 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was featured at the Telluride by the Sea Film Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 19 September 2009. The film was shown on 9 October 2009, at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It was released in the US on 16 October 2009 and in the UK on 30 October 2009.
| Director | Lone Scherfig |
| Produced by | Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey |
| Screenplay by | Nick Hornby |
| Starring | Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson |
| Music | Paul Englishby |
| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Edited by | Barney Pilling |
| Production, company | BBC Films, Finola Dwyer Productions, Mittal Productions, Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment |
| Distributed by | E1 Entertainment (United Kingdom), Sony Pictures Classics (United States) |
| Released | January 18, 2009 (Sundance), October 30, 2009 (United Kingdom), February 05, 2010 (United States) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7.5 million |
| Box office | $26.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 70113948 |
About An Education
A coming-of-age drama based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. It tells the story of a student and the charming older man who seduces her.
Achievement of An Education
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards in 2010: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Nick Hornby, and Best Actress for Carey Mulligan.
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Latest information about An Education updated on July 28 2021.
