Educating Rita (1983)
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Duration: 110 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Stars: Michael Caine, Julie Walters and Michael Williams
IMDb score:
7,2 (15.821)
Releasedate: 16 June 1983
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Educating Rita plot
"Sometimes students end up being the best teachers."
Susan, a hairdresser, is named Rita after the author of her favorite sensational novel. She decides, against the wishes of her husband Denny, to take a literature course. Her teacher is Frank Bryant, a middle-aged man who lives with fellow teacher Julia. When Rita's husband, eager to start a family, discovers that she has been secretly taking the Pill for quite some time, he furiously burns all her books and her notes. Nevertheless, Rita enrolls in a summer school at the university and decides to change her image completely.
Actors and actresses
Dr. Frank Bryant
Rita Susan White
Brian
Trish
Julia
Denny
Rita's Father
Elaine
Collins
Bursar
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