Educating Rita (1983)
- Directed by
- Lewis Gilbert
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, comedy drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 207 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A working class woman named Rita signs up for an Open University course in literature. She develops a friendship with her cynical and alcoholic tutor Frank, as she discovers a love for learning and slowly transforms her life.
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What happens
Educating Rita is a 1983 British comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert with a screenplay by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams and Maureen Lipman. It won multiple major awards for best actor and best actress and was nominated for three Academy Awards. Caine and Walters both won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for best actor and actress. The British Film Institute ranked Educating Rita the 84th greatest British film of the 20th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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