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Educating Rita [VHS] [1984]

VHS ~ Michael Caine
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman, Jeananne Crowley
  • Directors: Lewis Gilbert
  • Writers: Willy Russell
  • Producers: Lewis Gilbert, Herbert L. Oakes, William P. Cartlidge
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • VHS Release Date: 6 April 1992
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CIT8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,317 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Michael Caine and the knockout Julie Walters deliver a pair of wonderful performances in this endearingly bittersweet tale of a boozily burnt-out professor's tutoring of (and subsequent tutoring by) a free-spirited cockney hairdresser determined to improve her lot in life. The basic plot won't exactly surprise anyone who's ever seen a movie before, but the ace cast (particularly Caine, who's rarely this subtle) continually finds new directions to spin off from the rather rote path. Although the end result is perhaps just a little too convinced of its own adorability to attain classic status, this remains a rarity in the genre--a feel-good film that earns its emotions honestly. A nice change of pace for director Lewis Gilbert, who is perhaps better known for his contributions to the James Bond series. --Andrew Wright

Synopsis
Hilarious and often moving drama, revolving around a girl's search for the education she never had. Screenplay by Willy Russell.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute classic, 28 Dec 2001
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This review is from: Educating Rita [DVD] [1983] (DVD)
I am a great movie fan and a tough critic, but this is without doubt one of the best films I have ever seen. It is a real British classic. Julie Walters and Michael Caine produce excellent performances and a great on screen chemistry. Parts of the film made me howl with laughter. Julie Walters character is so witty and lovable. If you're any sort of movie fan then this is a film that you just HAVE to see!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Have Seen This Movie 5 Times. And LOVED it Each Time, 25 Oct 2003
An incredible love story where the two main characters never kiss. They love each other in different ways. It's also a tragedy. One of the characters has a fatal flaw, and you can see throughout the movie how the flaw will keep him from what he wants. He wants many things. Poetry. Love. Youth. Hope. The movie is also about choice, and about life. It is a laugh-out-loud comedy too. You Must See This Movie! What the heck. Just go ahead and buy it, like I did. It's well worth it.
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39 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars After 20 years - still a dazzler, 24 Jun 2004
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Educating Rita [DVD] [1983] (DVD)
I have seen this movie just after it was released and I loved it then and I still do so now.

It seems to me that hardly a major British movie in the last 20 odd years hs been released not featuring Julie Walters. Here she is just phantastic. One has to admire her and Michael Caine's acting.

As a previous reviewer wrote this movie is about choice, the choice one aquires through education. But it shows as well that there are limitations to it: education does not make you per se more happy or a better person. Acquiring eductation requires determination, sacrifice, hard work and curiosity. Education can be used as well to shield oneself from the realities of life and hid oneself away in an ivory tower of intellecutual discussions. And above all eductaion is not just university education.
Here university professor (Michael Caine) and haidresser (Julie Walters) learn from each other and both change a lot through this process. And this is wonderful to observe. Reading what I just wrote it must seem to some that this movie is rather heavy. But that is not the case - it is entertaining and one laughs a lot!!!

5 stars in 1984 - 5 stars in 2004

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5.0 out of 5 stars Now the kids have grown up.
For all those folk who felt cheated regarding secondary school education, watch this film, then sign up to a degree course-its never too late.
Published 2 days ago by Mr. S. Jones

3.0 out of 5 stars Well acted but lightweight and too long
Hairdresser's assistant Rita (Julie Walters) decides, for reasons that are never fully explored, that she wants to study for an Open University diploma in Literary Criticism, of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Triestino

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Response
Educating Rita [DVD] [1983]As usual the quality of the item is excellent and it was well packed and delivered the next day. My only reservation is in the payment procedure. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. D. Pithers

5.0 out of 5 stars Still brilliant!
Was compelled to watch this film having read Julie Walter's biography, having seen it many years ago. Great film and well worth a watch.
Published 2 months ago by Linda

4.0 out of 5 stars Didn't have the ending I expected... but still great fun!
After reading and thoroughly enjoying Julie Walters' autobiography, my attention was drawn to this film. Read more
Published 2 months ago by L. Felthouse

4.0 out of 5 stars On-screen Chemistry
Julie Walters & Michael Caine are magic together in this interesting and

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth a Look
A lovely film. Michael Caine does a wonderful job playing the self-destructive but intelligent and warmhearted Dr Frank Bryant, and Julie Walters immerses herself in the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Síog

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Rita
Twenty-something Rita decides that hiding her Pill under the floorboards is a better option than starting a family. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Four Violets

5.0 out of 5 stars Education, education, education
This intelligent and thought-provoking film tells the story of Rita, played by Julie Walters, a woman who has grown tired of the trappings and mediocrity of working-class life,... Read more
Published on 5 May 2007 by J. Roberts

4.0 out of 5 stars The space in between...
The film was made in the '80s so it's a bit too old-fashioned, in that it's a bit cliched (especially the music!), but that's understandable. Read more
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