As you can probably tell, the movie is about a school girl in the 1960s who is cynical about what a traditional education all means - she'd rather learn about life by living than by reading textbooks. I won't get into details on the rest; just see it. The story is heartfelt, exciting, and shot beautifully – I took a million screenshots and couldn't prioritize or stop, really. They triggered all kinds of different memories and associations in my head. How I imagine English, 1960s style, Marisa (who writes the fantastic The Significant Other), and current Swedish girl blogger culture (see this, this, and this for examples), mostly. This might crash your browser (unless... does that happen anymore?).
How I Imagine English -
1960s style with a dash of The Significant Other thrown in -
Current Swedish Girl Blogger Culture -
These two are hilarious for different reasons, and both make me giggle -
And this one is just pretty -
See what I mean? Just watch it.
Heheh, I think it's trying perhaps a little 'too' hard to be English (think Hugh Grant). Still, looks cute enough - my mum's gonna love it! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to Submarine. It seems like the mid-teen analogue to An Education. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CAntLzsQ74
Ha, true, well it is a Nick Hornby movie! Also, probably London meets the 1960s makes it even more pronounced.
ReplyDeleteWow, Submarine looks AWESOME. And all the music is by Alex Turner? He's my hero. Oh my.
Ahh, cool, I didn't realise that! Debut direction from Richard Ayode too, who's been kicking around British TV comedy for years. If you've not seen Garth Marenghi's Dark Place then you should probably get yourself along to YouTube where Channel 4 have uploaded the whole series :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adored An Education. I'm from the UK, so the British-ness part wasn't quite as ... obvious, maybe, but I can't think of many other films where I've been rooting so hard for a character.
ReplyDeleteIf you're after a different take on growing up in this country, then Fishtank explores similar ideas, but set in a modern-day Essex council-estate. It's just as moving though.
Greg, the British-ness impression was probably due to my own wide-eyed ignorance ;) And thanks for the recommendation; I'm interested and just added it to my Instant Queue!
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