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An Education

From acclaimed writer Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) comes this inspired coming-of-age film Rolling Stone magazine calls "a miracle of a movie."

When Jenny (breakout star Carey Mulligan), a bright young school girl who longs for adulthood, meets David (Peter Sarsgaard), a dashing older man, he introduces her to his vibrant world of glamorous friends, chic jazz clubs and her own sexual awakening. Will she let this affair ruin her dreams of attending Oxford, as her headmistress (Emma Thompson) fears? This captivating film sparkles with wit, charm and style of 1960s Britain.

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A learning experience - movie_goer

I cant see what all the hype was about this movie. Just another coming of age movie with a very predictable story line and ridiculously shallow characters.

I do feel it is a victim of its own hype somewhat though, it's good but I was expecting so much more. That said, it has done this Twickenham-born man proud, getting the suburb spot on (even though I don't think it was filmed there).

A decent but unremarkable film with a big, unforgettable central performance - moviemonger

An Education, a film about life in England after the war but before the Beatles, in which none of the characters can even fathom the change that's to come. There aren't very many twists in An Education's plot, but they're best discovered on their own. Director Lone Scherfig allows the audience to experience Carey Mulligan's coming-of-age as she does, feeling alongside her the inevitable hurts, exhilarations and misunderstandings that result when you have the brain of an adult, but not necessarily the emotional intelligence to understand it. Not to say that the film is nothing without Mulligan. But as a story about women and how we grow up, as a chronicle of a specific time and place that feels like an island from the rest of history, and as a chance to see some of the year's finest acting, An Education is the rare period piece that has a real heart beating underneath it. See it for Mulligan, stay for the surprising emotional honesty, even if it's all in service of a too-neat narrative in the end

Life's Learning - cinecynic

Carey Mulligan's portrayal of the bored 16-yr-old student, Jenny Miller, is definitely worthy of her Academy nomination. As she discusses her future at Oxford with her father, we see that she is a hard-working and witty student, but she's also intelligent and questions exactly what she is working towards. Anyone can identify with her kind of quandary, so it's not difficult to watch this young woman for the duration of the film.

When she meets the older, gregarious and charming David, we can understand her attraction. He isn't so full of the charm that he seems completely false. When Jenny watches him seduce her parents immediately--a skill that she finds admirable and puts to her own use later--she's impressed. However, the audience begins to feel worry.

Yet the story goes deeper. The inexperienced Jenny is seduced by the older, worldly fellow; but he's equally seduced by her fresh viewpoint and zest for life, not to mention her artistic and linguistic skills. The seduction that's most disturbing to watch, though, is that of her less-worldly parents. They allow David to take Jenny on outings that are more and more questionable and hence, she falls further under his spell.

The climax of betrayal, although predictable, is a layered event. We see it affect Jenny, her family and teachers. Jenny is angry at her parents for allowing her to end up where she does; but she's also painfully aware of how her parents are equally confused and hurt by the betrayal.

Peter Saarsgard as David managed to convey a charming fellow who is also earnest though confused. He isn't as cunning as we might expect; he still seems to want to believe in the first love that Jenny believes in.

The supporting cast is equally very good. Everyone seems so natural that we almost could believe they are who they portry. Scriptwriter Nick Hornby has also sprinkled the dialogue with some richly humourous lines, which gives the story a light touch. The score is also good.

Critiques des membres Lire tous...

A learning experience - movie_goer

A decent but unremarkable film with a big, unforgettable central performance - moviemonger

Life's Learning - cinecynic

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