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Educating Rita (1983) 7.1
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Reviews: 61 user | 17 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com A young wife decides to complete her education and take her exams. She meets a professor who teaches her to value her own insights while still being able to beat the exams. The change in ... See full summary » Director:Lewis GilbertWriter:Willy Russell (screenplay) |
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Cast
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Rita Susan White
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Michael Williams | ... |
Brian
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Trish
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Julia
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Denny
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Elaine
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Lesley
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Price
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Denise
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A young wife decides to complete her education and take her exams. She meets a professor who teaches her to value her own insights while still being able to beat the exams. The change in her status causes friction between her and her husband. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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hairdresser | professor | teaching | doctor | reference to william shakespeare |Taglines:
Sometimes students end up being the best teachers. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 September 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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[Frank walks on campus and addresses some students]
Dr. Frank Bryant: Good afternoon.
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When the VW van with students in it approaches Rita, the side door is wide open but the back door is not. As the van pulls away, the back door is now flipped up. See more »Quotes
[first lines][Frank walks on campus and addresses some students]
Dr. Frank Bryant: Good afternoon.
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Having cast Michael Caine in "Alfie" some years earlier, director Lewis Gilbert reunited with him for the equally splendid "Educating Rita". Caine plays drunken, burned-out literature teacher Frank Bryant. Frank seems just about at the end of his rope when he meets hairdresser Rita (Julie Walters), who wants to continue her education. In the process, they both learn some things from each other.
This may sound like a cliché, but it's not here. They never let the movie turn into a sugary mess; they keep it strong from beginning to end. Michael Caine reaffirmed himself as possibly the Union Jack's most dependable actor of the post-war period, and Julie Walters jump-started a formidable career that would include "Billy Elliot" and the "Harry Potter" movies. Lewis Gilbert went on to direct "Shirley Valentine", another movie that everyone should see.