Educating Rita
Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originallightcoming of agecomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
"Sometimes students end up being the best teachers."
Boxlist takeA breezy comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 116 votes
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- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
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- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself so she joins an Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
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Directed by
- Lewis Gilbert
Cast
- Michael Caine
- Julie Walters
- Michael Williams
- Maureen Lipman
- Jeananne Crowley
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Acorn Pictures
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- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
