Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell
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Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
Educating Rita
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell
Runtime
111
Summary
Rita, a young working-class woman, desperately wants an education. She enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university to escape from her dreary life as a hairdresser as well as a confining existence at home. Her professor is Frank Bryant, a disillusioned English professor who encourages his students to forsake dead poetry and enjoy life. As Rita is transformed into a free spirit, Frank is forced to confront his own life
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Genre
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- DVD-Video discs
- Comedy films
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- Romantic comedy films
- Choice (Psychology) -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- College teachers -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Feature films
- Liverpool (England) -- Drama
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Adult college students -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Feature films -- Great Britain
Content
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- Classification1
- Contributor4
- Genre6
- Subject15
- DVD-Video discs
- Comedy films
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- Romantic comedy films
- Choice (Psychology) -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- College teachers -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Feature films
- Liverpool (England) -- Drama
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Adult college students -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Content1