"An Education"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2009 retrospective continues with the breakout English Sundance hit of the year, "An Education," starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, and Emma Thompson. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay, the film was acclaimed by critics, audiences, and the Academy and singlehandedly shot Carey Mulligan to stardom. How does it hold up 16 years later? What do we think of it? Please join Ema Sasic, Alyssa Christian, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and me as we discuss our thoughts on the performances from the ensemble, the writing, the ending, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our review! Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of an education.
0:05.7	If I get to university, I'm going to read what I want and to wear black.
0:09.8	Now, that shows you're a rebel. They don't want that at Oxford.
0:12.2	No, they don't want people who can think for themselves.
0:14.5	Of course they don't.
0:23.6	Hello, but I'm a music lover and I'm worried about your cellos. Jump in!
0:25.6	What's this?
0:27.6	Jenny's been sent some flowers from a chap.
0:30.6	Thank you.
0:31.6	Listen, I'm glad I ran into you. What are you doing on Friday?
0:33.6	Nothing.
0:34.6	I won't allow it!
0:35.6	That's him. You got me route to... Hello. He didn't tell me how to sister, Jenna.
0:42.3	What if I promised to have her back by 11.30?
0:45.3	Very impressive young man.
0:49.3	Denny, these are my friends, Helen and Danny. Shall we?
0:53.3	Sorry. That's all right. It's lovely, isn't it? Don't you think these are my friends, Helen and Danny. Shall we?
0:56.0	Sorry. That's all right. It's lovely, isn't it?
0:58.0	If you want something, you just get David to take your shopping.
1:00.0	In Paris, then, not here.
1:02.0	I'd love to. There's so much I want you to see.
1:05.0	When we kill.
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