A Lesson in Playing a Lead ; an Education (12a, 100 Mins) Drama/Romance. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson

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ASTAR is born. Twenty-four-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan positions herself as a serious Oscar contender with a mesmerising portrayal of a conflicted schoolgirl in Swinging Sixties London.

Based on a memoir by journalist Lynn Barber, An Education is a rites of passage story blessed with a touching and humorous script by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About A Boy).

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A Lesson in Playing a Lead ; an Education (12a, 100 Mins) Drama/Romance. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson

Director Lone Scherfig beautifully evokes an era of miniskirts, bouffant hair and childish innocence.

She delicately handles the heroine's sexual awakening, mining a rich vein of humour in scenes with her parents, whose desire for their little girl to do well at university threat...

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