AN EDUCATION
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Among other things, in the near future, AN EDUCATION will be remembered as the film that brought the luminous Carey Mulligan to the public eye. Her performance, as a precocious teenaged girl in Scherfig’s adaptation of Lynn Barber’s memoir is simply perfect. It’s a flawless piece of work made more impressive by the calibre of her cast-mates, from Alfred Molina (equally good as her father) to Peter Sarsgaard, Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson and Olivia Williams. Nick Hornby’s script pulls off the neat trick of being perceptive and tight, and even more impressively, mould Barber’s character into likeability. The period is beautifully evoked by Scherfig, whose direction is elegant and restrained throughout. It’s not likely to stick in your mind for years, but is a thoroughly well made and entertaining film, and one with a knockout central performance.
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