Educating Rita / Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell.
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...
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English French |
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English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
English or French dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Published: |
Culver City, CA :
Columbia Pictures,
©2006, ©1983.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| 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. |
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| Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.C55 E37 2006 VideoDVD CN4 D0060855 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| ISBN: | 9780767882934 0767882938 |
| System Details: | DVD ; Dolby Digital, mastered in High Definition. Widescreen. |
| Cast: |
Michael Caine, Julie Walters. |