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An Education teaches lessons far beyond anything taught in school
I watched An Education based solely on Carey Mulligan's Best Actress Academy Award nomination. I didn't know the premise of the film, nor the setting. I was banking my entire enjoyment of the film on Mulligan's performance, and while she (and the rest of the cast) left me charmed and ...
Reviewed by cpchrist on May 30, 2010
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Even the wisest teenagers have so much to learn.
I think each generation of young people feels that it's surely the first to ever truly feel the intensity of emotion that comes with being a teenager. Our parents never loved anyone as deeply as we find ourselves falling in love, or desired anything as intensely as we desire to ...
Reviewed by Caro on Sept. 2, 2010
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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A lesson I won't soon forget
At it’s core, An Education tells a story that’s much too familiar these days: A young girl meets an older man, finds him interesting, mature, able to free her from the dull and restricted childhood life she feels stuck in. Pretty soon a relationship has sprung up, despite the ...
Reviewed by JackLumber on May 17, 2010
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1 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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An Education
The year is 1962 and a 16 year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is walking home from band practice, attempting to shelter her cello from the rain. David (Peter Sasgaard), a gentleman of twice her age confesses that he is a “music lover” and offers Jenny and her cello a ride home, ...
Reviewed by Balaamsafe on June 8, 2010
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