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An Education

2009 film by Lone Scherfig
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Summary

An Education is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,980 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award – Best Foreign Feature Film[4]
  • Director: Lone Scherfig[5]
  • Screenwriter: Nick Hornby[6]
  • Composer: Paul Englishby[7]
  • Genre: coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Carey Mulligan[10], Peter Sarsgaard[11], Emma Thompson[12], Dominic Cooper[13], Olivia Williams[14], Alfred Molina[15], Rosamund Pike[16], Sally Hawkins[17], Matthew Beard[18], Cara Seymour[19], Ellie Kendrick[20], William Melling[21], Kate Duchêne[22], James Norton[23]
  • Producer: Finola Dwyer[24], Amanda Posey[25]
  • Production company: BBC Film[26]
  • Director of photography: John de Borman[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[30], 93%[31], 85/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[34], United States[35]
  • Publication date: January 18, 2009[36], October 16, 2009[37], October 30, 2009[38], April 8, 2010[39], April 22, 2010[40], February 18, 2010[41]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[42], Budapest Film[43], Fandango at Home[44], Disney+[45]
  • Narrative location: London[46]
  • Official website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/aneducation/[47]
  • Filming location: Paris[48]
  • Film editor: Barney Pilling[49]
  • Described by source: Women Make Film[50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[51], Academy Award for Best Actress[52], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[53], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[54]
  • Executive producer: David M. Thompson[55]
  • Title: An Education[56]
  • Different from: L'Éducation sentimentale[57]

Why It Matters

An Education has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did An Education receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award – Best Foreign Feature Film[4].

Related Entities

Alfred Molina Carey Mulligan Dominic Cooper Emma Thompson film London Nick Hornby Olivia Williams Peter Sarsgaard Rosamund Pike Sally Hawkins United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Academy Awards Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es',
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    Described by source → Women Make Film
    Publication date → +2009-01-18T00:00:00Z, +2009-10-16T00:00:00Z, +2009-10-30T00:00:00Z +3
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