![]() ![]() Director Lewis Gilbert and writer Russell teamed again six years later on the similarly-themed Shirley Valentine (1989). Trailer of the 1983 movie adaptation starring Julie Walters. ![]() At home, however, Rita's newfound self-respect and intelligence cause her even greater pain. We started doing this play about three years. As Rita blooms intellectually under the tutelage of Bryant, she realizes that what she really lacks is self-confidence, not education, and a gentle romance blossoms between her and Bryant. STEPHEN Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson have an association with Educating Rita as long as Ritas degree course. Educating Rita is perhaps best known to many as a film starring Julie Walters and Michael Caine about the conflicting values of education. Bryant's domestic turmoil is mirrored by Rita's, as she has opted for college over motherhood, a source of friction between her and her husband. Divorced, Bryant's new lover is now having an affair with his best friend and he's increasingly depressed, seeking solace in whisky. Frank Bryant Is a disillusioned university professor of literature. Willy Russells award winning play comes home in a new production directed by Gemma Bodinetz to celebrate its 35th anniversary. She wants to discover herself -son she joins the Open University. Rita, a hairdresser with a sharp wit, is married to Denny, and at 26 doesnt want a baby. Watch Trailer MPAA Rating PG Adult Language Adult Situations Profanity Suitable for Children Feature Produced by Columbia Pictures Submit Corrections Educating Rita (1983) Directed by Lewis Gilbert Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy Release Date - (USA - Unknown) Run Time - 110 min. Frank Bryant (Michael Caine), an alcoholic college literature professor whose life is a shambles. Sometimes students end up being the best teachers. Julie Walters stars as Rita, a witty, 26-year-old working class British hairdresser who decides to seek an education at Open University. Maybe that's what happens when you start with an idealistic, challenging idea, and then cynically try to broaden its appeal.A trio of Oscar nominations and a pair of Golden Globes went to this acclaimed romantic comedy-drama based on the play by Willy Russell. When Caine's professor, at the end of this movie, flies off to Australia to maybe sober up and maybe make a fresh start, it's a total cop-out - not by him, but by the screenplay. They're made to deliver speeches, take positions and make decisions that are required by the plot, not by their own inner promptings. There is a real character there, just as there was in Caine's boozy diplomat in the recent flop " Beyond the Limit." In both movies, though, the characters are not well-served by the story. Homer has lived nearly his entire life within t. Bryant (Michael Caine), a professor using alcohol to cope with his divorce. Starring Charlize Theron, Tobey Maguire, and Paul Rudd, The Cider House Rules tells the story of Homer Wells. To the degree that "Educating Rita" does work, the credit goes to Michael Caine, who plays a man weary and kind, funny and self-hating. Rita (Julie Walters), a married hair stylist in her 20s, wants to go back to school. Russell's movie rewrite has added mistresses, colleagues, husbands, in-laws, students and a faculty committee, all unnecessary. They were on the stage together for a long time, and by the end of the play we had shared in their developing relationship. The original "Educating Rita," a long-running London stage hit by Willy Russell, had only the two characters. Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, schoolteacher Rita fares less well with adults in this comedy-drama from Denmark. Because even the movie doesn't really believe that, it departs from the stage play to bring in a lot of phony distractions. The books are like incantations that, used properly, will exorcise Cockney accents and alcoholism. There is a lot of talk about Blake this and Wordsworth that. They pass the books back and forth a lot. The idea of the curmudgeon and the Cockney was not new when Bernard Shaw wrote "Pygmalion," and it is not any newer in "Educating Rita." But it could have been entertaining, if only I'd believed they were reading those books. She sees him as a man who ought to sober up and return to his first love, writing poems. Caine sees Walters as a fresh, honest, unspoiled intelligence. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say they both fall into love with the remake job they'd like to do on each other. ![]()
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