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...

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Corporate Author:	Columbia Pictures
Other Authors:	Gilbert, Lewis, 1920-2018, Caine, Michael, Walters, Julie, 1950-
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	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.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Adult college students > Great Britain > Drama. College teachers > Great Britain > Drama. Teacher-student relationships > Drama. Choice (Psychology) > Drama. Conduct of life > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Interpersonal relations > Drama. Feature films > Great Britain. Liverpool (England) > Drama. Comedy films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Romantic comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Comedy films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Romantic comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD