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The movie revolves around bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny, in 1960s suburban London, and how her life is upended by the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age, unsuitable suitor, 30- ish David.
The centerpiece of An Education is the breakout performance of young Carey Mulligan. She is enchanting, and almost convincing as the teenage Jenny, though she can't completely obscure the (justified) suspicion that she's in her twenties and old enough f
An Education argues that life -- and the human heart -- are far too complicated merely to be studied. They need to be experienced.
November 05, 2009
DVDTalk.com
'An Education' is an knowing, affectionate portrait of a man who was surely the best and worst thing that ever happened to a girl who probably should have known better.
An Education deserves high marks. You could argue that the central relationship ought to seem sleazier, but Danish director Lone Scherfig perfectly captures the era's look and mood, Hornby's Oscar-nominated script is deft and the performances are spot on
The movie belongs to Mulligan, whose Jenny looks like Audrey Hepburn when she puts her hair up and dons a black dress, and like every teenage girl who's had her heart broken when she cries.
November 05, 2009
Associated Press
You may think you know where the film is going, but its ecstasy and heartbreak will stick with you afterward. It's one of the year's best.
December 15, 2009
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The combination of a literate script, an adroit cast and an economical style is simple addition that achieves an alchemical feat: the best film of the year.
November 11, 2009
Washington Post
A beguiling little film that, with deceptive restraint and forthrightness, opens up worlds of roiling, contradictory emotions.