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 | 1.5416 |
Directed By
Lone Scherfig
Crew
Lone Scherfig
Nick Hornby
Barney Pilling
Andrew McAlpine
Lucy Bevan
John de Borman
Gareth Bull
Joe Geary
Finola Dwyer
Camilla Stephenson
Jamie Laurenson
Adam Mendez
Caroline Levy
Kerry Brown
David M. Thompson
Natalie Humphries
Ben Smith
Gillian Dodders
Glenn Freemantle
Kle Savidge
James D. Stern
Amanda Posey
Nina Hartstone
Caroline O'Reilly
Amanda Keable
Andrea King
Wendy Japhet
Douglas Hansen
Jack Stew
Terry Woods
Andrew Felton
Anna Lynch-Robinson
Paul Englishby
Richard Straker
Nick Hornby
Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Simon J. Willis
Lynn Barber
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Tom Whitehead
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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