Starring Carey Mulligan in her award-winning role, Michael catches up with An Education on DVD.
Is it actually any good, he wonders?
(Ah, to be a teenager.)
Jenny, however, stands apart.
She is youthful in expression, but has a grit to her voice that belies a certain edge.
She peppers her speech with French phrases and aces English essays.
Her school friends are ineffectual saps and giggling girls.
Her parents and teachers are stuffy old sellouts.
But the largest shift comes from Sarsgaards deceitful older man, David.
This is such a deceptive film.
And, whats more, theres not an anachronistic Beatle in sight.
Theyre not needed, asAn Educationpulses with its own sort of energy.
Film:
An Educationis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
5 out of 5
