The "lesson" the heroine received was that she saw adult hypocrisy and betrayal

This film is adapted from the memoirs of British female journalist Lynn Barber. At the age of 16, her only goal in life, the only expectation of her parents who were in the lower middle class for many years, was to get her admitted to Oxford University. One day when she was going home on the bus in the rain, she aroused the idea of ​​a man driving a shiny sports car and said that he could take her cello home. This chic man, who is much older than her, has not only become her boyfriend, and has taken her into a whole new world: restaurants, concert halls, nightclubs, Paris, but also a guest of her family. Jenny's parents seem to love this elegantly talkative, generous but vague David, more than she does. When he proposed to her, Jenny was still hesitant, but her parents agreed very happily. However, from beginning to end, we always felt that David was of unknown origin and had suspicious attempts.

The "Lessons" the heroine received can be said to be multi-layered. The simplest is not to be deceived by the surface. The deeper effect is to let her see the hypocrisy and betrayal of adults-her accusations against her parents. It was "The little girl was deceived. You are all grown-ups. Why did you push me into the fire pit?" This point was made clearer in Lynn Barber's original book. She felt the biggest hurt came from her parents: For more than ten years, she worked hard to train her to go to Oxford, teach her to be self-reliant and wise, and so on. As soon as a rich man appeared, he immediately forgot all the principles and pushed his daughter into his arms.

Carey Mulligan, who plays the heroine Jenny, will undoubtedly become a star with this film. Her role, the transition between a smart and hardworking girl and a dressed-up woman, is very convincing. The relationship between Jenny and David shown in the movie is more complicated. It's not as simple as "Ignorance girl meets a gangster", Jenny not only knows David's lies, but also helps him lie to his parents. It is not so much that she fell in love with David, as she fell in love with the splendid and attractive adult world represented by this man. She is a girl who thinks more than age. Carey Mulligan's performance shows two aspects of the heroine's character: a girl of a good family who "sees people and looks away", and a confident woman who always has a land in her heart that no one can conquer. .

Peter Sarsgaard, who played the opposite role with Carey Mulligan, was also very good. Of course, the audience felt he was very suspicious at first sight of this character. When he conquered Jenny's family with his charm, we were always examining his motives and wanted to see him through. Sincere and innocent expression, but at the end of the movie, we even sympathized with him slightly. There are also a number of outstanding supporting roles in this movie: Jenny's parents, David's friends Danny and Helen, the teacher who cares about her (Olivia Williams), and the headmistress (Emma Thompson) with only a few shots.

This is a film that is almost perfect in mastering the pace, color, atmosphere, and dealing with the relationship between the characters, but in the last part of the film, it seems to end hastily. I think the influence of the heroine should be better shown, I Think this is the only weakness of the film. Later, I went to see the abbreviated version of Lynn Barber's autobiography and found that her self-analysis was more profound. Unfortunately, the movie stopped abruptly and could not go further.

An Education (2009)

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An Education (2009)
Regional British
director Lone Scherfig,
screenplay by Nick Hornby Originally Lynn Barber
starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina , Cara Seymour, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike

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