Educating Rita
1983 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Bored with teaching undergraduates English literature, Frank Bryant morosely reflects through a whisky glass on his failed marriage and his attempt at becoming a poet. His world is turned upside down by the arrival of Rita, a hairdresser who has decided to find herself by taking an Open University course. Excited by her freewheeling and acute observations, and - let's be honest - by Rita herself, Frank also feels a deep sadness as he watches her warm impulsive reactions being replaced by the sort of cold analytical approach he so much loathes in other students and colleagues.
Direction Lewis Gilbert
Cast Michael Caine · Julie Walters · Michael Williams · Maureen Lipman · Jeananne Crowley · Malcom Douglas · Geoffrey Quigley
Soundtrack David Hentschel
Screenplay Willy Russell
Cinematography Frank Watts
Original title Educating Rita
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