An Education (2009)

Hard and Boring

The headmistress (Emma Thompson) at Jenny’s (Carey Mulligan) school has a talk with her after Jenny’s engagement is revealed.

Directed by Lone Scherfig.

Released in 2009 by Sony.

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  • character-type: Principal
  • character-type: Student
  • action: Lecture
  • action: Argue
  • editors-choice: Female Performances
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  • mood: Brainy
  • setting: School
  • setting: Office
  • theme: Education
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Defiance
  • theme: Generation Gap
  • actor: Emma Thompson
  • director: Lone Scherfig
  • producer: Nick Hornby
  • producer: Finola Dwyer
  • producer: James D. Stern
  • producer: Douglas Hansen
  • producer: Wendy Japhet
  • producer: Jamie Laurenson
  • producer: Amanda Posey
  • producer: Caroline Levy
  • producer: David M. Thompson
  • cinematographer: John de Borman
  • composer: Paul Englishby
  • editor: Barney Pilling
  • costume-designer: Odile Dicks-Mireaux
  • production-designer: Andrew McAlpine
  • role-name: Headmistress
  • screenwriter: Lynn Barber
  • screenwriter: Nick Hornby
  • year: 2009
  • studio: Sony