Educating Rita /
Rita, a young working-class woman in Liverpool, desperately wants an education. She enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university to escape from her dreary life as a hairdresser, as well as a confining existence at home with a husband who wants her to choose motherhood over education. Her...
| Uniform Title: | Educating Rita (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | English or French soundtracks; optional English or French subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
Culver City, Calif. :
Columbia Pictures,
[2006]
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| Summary: | Rita, a young working-class woman in Liverpool, desperately wants an education. She enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university to escape from her dreary life as a hairdresser, as well as a confining existence at home with a husband who wants her to choose motherhood over education. Her professor is Frank Bryant, a disillusioned, alcoholic English professor who encourages his students to forsake dead poetry and enjoy life. As Rita is transformed into a free spirit, Frank is forced to confront his own life. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the stage play by Willy Russell. DVD release of the 1983 motion picture. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital stereo; mastered in high definition. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Frank Watts ; editor, Garth Craven ; music composed, performed, and arranged by David Hentschel. |
| ISBN: | 0767882938 9780767882934 |