Jiordan Castle
Jenny is 16 and a virgin. David is twice her age and stylish. And so begins An Education, a film brilliantly adapted for the screen by author Nick Hornby, who finds a timeless account of the clash between strict, practical education and chaotic, intrinsic life in 1960s London.
Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is a devoted student with a proclivity for modern novels and French pop records, doing her best to get to Oxford and please her domineering father (Alfred Molina) in the process. She even plays the cello, mainly because it looks good as a hobby for her application.
It’s when she’s standing on the curb, sopping wet from the rain with her cello, that Jenny meets David (Peter Sarsgaard). He offers to rescue her cello from the downpour, while she walks alongside the car. The scene is delightfully sweet and funny, and serves as a great opening. Eventually, Jenny gets into his car, and quickly starts involving herself in a world that she’s only beginning to discover on her own. The two begin to spend more and more time together, with David taking Jenny to more…
