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- 1983
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
- 1983
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
Summary Bored with her life as a hairdresser, and under pressure from her husband to start a family, Rita enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university determined to better herself. (Paramount Pictures)
Directed By: Lewis Gilbert
Written By: Willy Russell
- 1983
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
- 1983
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
Educating Rita
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7.0
Summary Bored with her life as a hairdresser, and under pressure from her husband to start a family, Rita enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university determined to better herself. (Paramount Pictures)
Directed By: Lewis Gilbert
Written By: Willy Russell
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Aided greatly by an expert film adaptation by its playwright, Willy Russell, Gilbert has come up with an irresistible story about a lively, lower-class British woman hungering for an education and the rather, staid, degenerating English professor who reluctantly provides her with one.
Lewis Gilbert, and two career best performances from his leading actors, give this film such energy it leaves the pleasant aroma of life and possibility.
This is a poignant if predictable take on the English class system, buoyed by an effervescent performance from Walters.
The achievement of Educating Rita is a function of the distinguished performances, the agreeably archetypal situation and the scissor-sharp lines. [23 Sep 1983]
The film doesn't transcend its genre, but it's an honorable achievement within it.
The essentially two-character play has been opened up to the point that it includes a variety of settings and subordinate figures, but it never approaches anything lifelike.
If you were ever curious how a bad director can destroy the work of two talented actors and a slight, but funny, script, you need look no further than Educating Rita. [28 Oct 1983]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.0
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
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40% Mixed
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
