An Education - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[kenneth]

The cast includes one Oscar winner: Dame Emma Thompson; and three Oscar nominees: Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike, and Sally Hawkins.

[kyle]

Rosamund Pike and Carey Mulligan appeared in Pride & Prejudice (2005).

[javier]

In the beginning of this movie, Jenny's fringe is neatly parted. As she becomes more and more involved with David, her fringe starts to descend until it is completely down. This shows she is now a part of his world. Then, as she starts to move away from him, her hair becomes parted again.

[wesley]

This movie marks the first time in his fifteen-year career that Peter Sarsgaard received top billing. He had been attached to this movie for several years.

[beth]

The author of the original account, Lynn Barber stipulated in her contract that she would be allowed to see and comment (but not alter) every draft written by Screenwriter Nick Hornby. She mentioned that she was happy with most of the changes, but her one regret was that Hornby changed the name of her lover, Simon, to David, which was her real husband's name. She stated that "I wish, in retrospect, I'd put up a fight."

[christina]

Orlando Bloom dropped out a week before filming began. Dominic Cooper, who had previously been in talks, replaced him.

[jamie]

David Goldman's (Peter Sarsgaard's) nickname for Jenny Mellor (Carey Mulligan) is pronounced and spelled in subtitles as "bubbalub". Since David is Jewish, this was possibly intended to be the Yiddish word "bubbalah", which means "honey" or "sweetie".

[melinda]

While the screenplay was being written, the producers were looking for directors. Beeban Kidron was on board for a year and half and helped develop the script. She was forced to pull out because of a commitment to Hippie Hippie Shake.

[javier]

As of 2018, features Carey Mulligan's only Oscar nominated performance.

[michele]

The character of Helen is often made fun of for being dumb, but Rosamund Pike, who played her, actually read English at Oxford University - the same subject and university choice of Jenny Mellor.

[jesse]

Carey Mulligan mentioned in an interview at the Sundance Film Festival that some of the most enjoyable moments of filming were when there were actors and actresses who only came in for a day or so, like Sally Hawkins and Dame Emma Thompson, and she particularly enjoyed the four scenes she shot with the latter, whom she described as being "amazing", and called her acting "brilliant".

[jamie]

Director Lone Scherfig says she experimented with giving the actors and actresses options during scenes. For instance, she told Peter Sarsgaard that if he felt like it, he could start a conversation with an extra playing a doorman in one scene, despite there not being any written dialogue.

[lena]

The creative team were initially worried about casting the twenty-two-year-old Carey Mulligan in the role of a sixteen-year-old, but were convinced by her screentest. Rosamund Pike reportedly really wanted the small part of Helen, because "no one ever lets me be funny."

[albert]

Made Variety's 2007 list of best unproduced British screenplays.

[lonnie]

With Kathryn Bigelow directing Oscar Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker (2008), and Lone Scherfig directing this movie, it marked the first time in Oscar history that two Best Picture nominees were directed by women.