An Education (2009)
Overview
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $26,100,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.828 |
Directed By
Lone Scherfig
Crew
Lone Scherfig
Nick Hornby
John de Borman
Barney Pilling
Lucy Bevan
Andrew McAlpine
Terry Woods
Paul Englishby
Amanda Posey
Finola Dwyer
Anna Lynch-Robinson
Kerry Brown
Caroline O'Reilly
Kle Savidge
Camilla Stephenson
James D. Stern
Wendy Japhet
David M. Thompson
Jamie Laurenson
Nick Hornby
Douglas Hansen
Ben Smith
Caroline Levy
Nina Hartstone
Gillian Dodders
Glenn Freemantle
Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Amanda Keable
Natalie Humphries
Richard Straker
Gareth Bull
Adam Mendez
Simon J. Willis
Andrew Felton
Joe Geary
Jack Stew
Andrea King
Lynn Barber
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
TOP CAST
Carey Mulligan
Jenny Mellor
Peter Sarsgaard
David Goldman
Dominic Cooper
Danny
Rosamund Pike
Helen
Olivia Williams
Miss Stubbs
Alfred Molina
Jack Mellor
Cara Seymour
Majorie
Sally Hawkins
Sarah Goldman
Emma Thompson
Headmistress
James Norton
Student
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Hattie
William Melling
Small Boy #1
Connor Catchpole
Small Boy #2
Matthew Beard
Graham
Ellie Kendrick
Tina
Nick Sampson
Auctioneer
Bel Parker
Small Girl
Luis Soto
Rachman
Olenka Wrzesniewski
Shakespeare Girl #1
Bryony Wadsworth
Shakespeare Girl #2
Ashley Taylor-Rhys
Petrol Attendant
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
Kate Duchêne
Latin Teacher
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