Bibliograph

Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell

Type

Label

Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Main title

Educating Rita

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

63202129

Responsibility statement

Columbia Pictures presents an Acorn Pictures a Lewis Gilbert film ; producer and director, Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay, Willy Russell

Runtime

111

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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification