Film Premiere - An Education

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BCCD invite you to a Film Premiere of 'An Education', a film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Lynn Barber (memoir) and Nick Hornby (screenplay).  The film has been nominated for 3 Oscars, and has won two British awards: BAFTA, Best Leading Actress, Carey Mulligan; and British Independent Film Award, Best Actress, Carey Mulligan. 

This will be held on: 

Tuesday 6 April, 16:45
at the Grand, Mikkel Bryggers Gade 8, 1460 København K

Tickets cost DKK 75 (inc MOMS), or DKK 100 for non-members and will be invoiced before the event

The screening will be preceded by an introductory talk by Lone Scherfig (Director), and should provide a fascinating insight into the ideas behind the film.

About the film:
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth foregoing her plans of higher education at Oxford.

About Lone Scherfig:
(Text from Wikipedia)
Lone Scherfig (born 2 May 1959) is a film director born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She graduated Danish Film School in 1984, and began her career as a director with Kaj's fødselsdag "A Birthday Trip". She made her mark with the Dogme95-film, Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere, 2000), a romantic comedy which among its many international awards won the Silver Berlin Bear (Jury Prize) at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. It is credited as the most profitable Scandinavian film to date. Most recently she directed An Education (2009), based on an autobiographical article by British journalist Lynn Barber.