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Educating Rita is a 1983 British comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert with a screenplay by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams and Maureen Lipman. It won multiple major awards for best actor and best actress and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University tutor. Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company , Educating Rita premièred at The Warehouse , London, in June 1980 starring Julie Walters and Mark Kingston .
Oct 28, 1983 · Educating Rita: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman. An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1983-10-28
Educating Rita is a stage comedy for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University tutor. Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Educating Rita premièred at The Warehouse, London, in 1980 starring Julie Walters and Mark Kingston.
Rita (Julie Walters), a married hair stylist in her 20s, wants to go back to school. She begins studying with Dr. Bryant (Michael Caine), a professor using alcohol to cope with his divorce ...
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- Lewis Gilbert
- PG
- Michael Caine
The original "Educating Rita," a long-running London stage hit by Willy Russell, had only the two characters. They were on the stage together for a long time, and by the end of the play we had shared in their developing relationship. Russell's movie rewrite has added mistresses, colleagues, husbands, in-laws, students and a faculty committee ...
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Aug 30, 2022 · Moving comedy drama about a young hairdresser (Julie Walters) who decides to better herself by enrolling at college. Based on Willy Russell's award-winning stage play. Show more. 1 hour, 50 minutes.
