Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent

 

Jenny is a bright young girl on the cusp of her 17th birthday who finds herself in a whirlwind romance with the much older David.

 

Prior to meeting David, Jenny was trying to excel in her life by going to a prep school to get into Oxford. Once she sees the lifestyle David can provide, one she never imagined might so easily be hers, she is hooked and thoughts of Oxford go out the window. Then, when things are looking pretty goo, the truth hits her like a ton of bricks. Jenny goes from being a bright eyed school girl to a sophisticated young lady and then all the way back to questioning if she really knows who she is at all.

 

Based on the memoir "An Education" written by Lynn Barber.