I just saw the film, "An Education", directed by Lone Scherfig. What a great movie! I was especially impressed by Carey Mulligan's performance as Jenny and Alfred Molina's portrayal as Jack, Jenny's father. This movie touched on many issues that I faced as an adolescent and still grapple with. Expectations of parents, responsibility, growth, success, the role women play in society, spiritual wealth versus the wealth of truly living in the moment, love and betrayal, adventure vs. coming to terms with "reality" and pain are all themes prevalent in "An Education". Scherfig surely ended the film on a positive note giving us, the audience, a sense of hope and purpose in the future. There are many problems in our society, family lives, institutions and expectations of one another, but this film shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel; That the lessons learned and mistakes made make us who we are and give us the knowledge necessary to move forward and grow. This film, with a strong, clever and unabashed female lead was a breath of fresh air and I strongly recommend it to anyone in need of some perspective.
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