Educating Rita
1983, Film, 106 min, Comedy, Drama, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 69
Sometimes students end up being the best teachers.
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the 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.
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Cast
- Michael Caine as Dr. Frank Bryant
- Julie Walters as Susan
- Michael Williams as Brian
- Maureen Lipman as Trish
- Jeananne Crowley as Julia
- Malcolm Douglas as Denny
- Godfrey Quigley as Rita's Father
- Dearbhla Molloy as Elaine
- Patrick Daly as Bursar
- Kim Fortune as Collins
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