An Education

There were a few reasons why I wanted to see this movie… Screenplay is by Nick Hornby, who wrote About A Boy, another film which I love. An Education is a coming of age story set in London, with nostalgic settings including Paris. The styling is incredibly cool … does everyone in London smoke and why is this so normal? 

12.04.09  Two Hearted Ale. Thanks, Chris!

Chris and I ventured to our local pubs and ended up at Ragtag, one of may favorite spots. It was relaxing and fun, and I would recommend this little gem of a film. Carey Mulligan, who portrays Jenny, is one to watch for.
JENNY
Studying is hard and boring. Teaching is hard and boring. So you’re telling me to be bored, and then bored, and then finally bored again, this time for the rest of my life. This whole stupid country is bored. There’s no life in it, or colour in it, or fun in it. It’s probably just as well that the Russians are going to drop a nuclear bomb on us any day now. So my choice is either to do something hard and boring, OR to marry my... my Jew, and go to Paris and Rome and listen to jazz and read and eat good food in nice restaurants and have fun. It’s not enough to educate us any more, Mrs. Walters. You’ve got to tell us why you’re doing it. 
HEADMISTRESS
Because without formal qualifications...

She grinds to a halt. She has never had to answer this question before. 
HEADMISTRESS
It doesn’t have to be teaching, you know. There’s the Civil Service. 

Jenny stands up.
JENNY
I don’t wish to be impertinent, Mrs. Walters. But it is an argument worth rehearsing. You never know. Someone else might want to know what the point of it all is, one day.
Source: Script adapted by NH