An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
- Director
- Writer
- Willy Russell(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writer
- Willy Russell(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 6 wins & 8 nominations total
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- Bursaras Bursar
- (as Pat Daly)
- Tigeras Tiger
- (as Philip Hurdwood)
- Director
- Writer
- Willy Russell(screenplay) (play) (stage play)
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- All cast & crew
Storyline
- Taglines
- A comedy about a teacher and a very memorable student [Video Australia]
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaSir Michael Caine's favorite movie of his own, and the performance of which he's the most proud.
- GoofsO.U. students do not enjoy one to one tutorials with a professor.
- Quotes
[Rita is being nosy about Frank's marriage]
Dr. Frank Bryant: We split up, Rita, because of poetry.
Rita: You what?
Dr. Frank Bryant: One day, my wife explained to me that, for the past fifteen years, my output as a poet had dealt entirely with the part of our lives in which we discovered each other.
Rita: Are you a poet?
Dr. Frank Bryant: Was. And so, to give me something new to write about, she left me. A very noble woman, my wife - she left me for the good of literature. And remarkably it worked.
Rita: What, you wrote a lot of good stuff, did ya?
Dr. Frank Bryant: No. I stopped writing altogether.
- Alternate versionsIn a version screened on British TV in the '80s and '90s, Frank tells the imaginary Morgan to 'p*** off', not 'f*** off'; Michael Caine's voice is quite badly dubbed.
- SoundtracksPiano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, 2nd movement Andante
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited)
[Record played in Julia's flat]
What are the criticisms here - too long, too stagey, silly synth music? This is not my idea of a slow movie. I like the characters enough to stick with them, even if they aren't...well...moving around much! Surely their personal conflicts are interesting enough to keep me watching, even in the absence of car chases and explosions.
Walters and Caine are likable, the message is empowering (but realistic - Rita really suffers when she tries to change her life), and, just for a change, alcoholism is treated as a serious problem. Is it too sentimental? Well, I always cry. Or at least sniffle. I think that means the movie is moving, rather than sentimental.
Enough defensiveness - this movie is lovely! Where's the American DVD release, then?
- dr_foreman
- Feb 2, 2004
Details
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Rita will es endlich wissen
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,648,076
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $73,518
- Sep 25, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $14,648,076
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