Harpymarx (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Pre-permissive society, four years before the 1965 Rent Act and one year before the Cuban missile crisis, Jenny is a 16 year living on the ‘burbs of London in a respective middle class home. She excels at school. She yearns to be able to escape from her restrictive life at home and education. She sees herself as [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Based on a memoir by Lynn Barber, An Education is about a 16-year-old girl in 1961 falling for a suave man in his thirties. Nick Hornby, who wrote the screenplay, has invoked Philip Larkin's pinpointing of the discovery of sex in 1963, "Between the end of the Chatterley ban/And The Beatles' first LP".
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
AN EDUCATION (Cert 12A; 100 mins) 4/5
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Lone Scherfig; Peter Sarsgaard; Carey Mulligan; Rating:
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
So the other day I'm wandering around the fabulous Carnavalet , the French history museum in beautiful downtown Dayton, Ohio, when I ran smack into this striking portrait of one of the great babe obsessions of my youth. That is, of course, the incomparable Juliette Greco , who -- for you whippersnappers -- is without doubt the sexiest Beatnik chick in black tights to ever sing a suggestive song. Usually...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
AN EDUCATION * * * * (12A) Director: Lone Scherfig Running time: 95 minutes
eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Set in London during the drab early-Sixties period that immediately preceded the excitement of the arrival of the Beatles and the subsequent Mod movement that made the city the cultural center of the world in a few short years, the film tells the story of Jenny (Mulligan), a smart and mature 16-year-old girl who dreams of escaping her sheltered environment, largely centered on the strict girl’s...
frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Benjamin Biolay (wiki) is a French singer, songwriter, musician, actor and record producer. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément, whose two albums he wrote and produced, and has worked with many icons of French music, including Juliette Gréco, Julien Clerc and Françoise Hardy. He also wrote the scores for several films. Today, his [...]
Movie Watch (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
It’s 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood, dreaming of a rarefied, Gauloise-scented existence as she sings along to Juliette Greco in her Twickenham bedroom. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can’t wait for adult life to begin. Meanwhile, she’s a diligent student, excelling [...]
Living in Cinema (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Your weekly look at the weekend's new releases including future Oscar candidate An Education and UK football bio The Damned United starring Michael Sheen. Oh, in wide release we've got Vince Vaughn and John Favreau in Couple's Retreat. No thanks.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Good taste was everywhere in Paris, the default response to uncertain times.
Smartcine.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
ST TRINIAN’S October 9, 2009 St Trinian’s, the infamous school for ‘young ladies’ is once again facing dire financial crisis! The bank are threatening headmistress [...]
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Iconic French chanteuse Juliette Greco joined Katy Perry, Leigh Lezark, Elettra Wiedemann and actress Sylvie Testud at the disco-themed Sonia Rykiel show.
Forwomenonline (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Just as the family’s long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life.
frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Holland-based French-music blog Filles Sourires celebrates its fourth anniversary with a compilation of 15 songs by Serge Gainsbourg, interpreted by the man himself and filles like Jane Birkin, Françoise Hardy and Juliette Gréco. It's a big file (over 60MB) — and usually downloads are available for a limited time. Find the file here. (And bon anniversaire [...]
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