An Education

Details

Release year: 2009

Storyline

A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.

Top credits

Awards

0 wins & 3 nominations

Did you know

• The creative team was initially worried about casting the 22-year-old Carey Mulligan in the role of a 16-year-old but was convinced by her screentest. Rosamund Pike reportedly really wanted the small part of Helen because "no one ever lets me be funny."

• Director Lone Scherfig says she experimented with giving the actors and actresses options during scenes. For instance, she told Peter Sarsgaard that if he felt like it, he could start a conversation with an extra playing a doorman in one scene despite no written dialogue.

• Orlando Bloom dropped out a week before filming began. Dominic Cooper, who had previously been in talks, replaced him.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $12,574,914

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $159,017 (2009-10-11)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Dolby Digital

Aspect ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• Can anyone tell us about David's car: make, model, year, etc.? It was very singular looking.