In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man.
Genres:
Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance, Adaptation and Teen
Running Time:
1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date:
October 9th, 2009 (limited)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking.
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"Watching an intelligent woman swoon can be great, moving entertainment." more...
B
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...the vivid story of how one girl became a woman -- and how Olde England morphed into the youthquake center of '60s yeah yeah yeah." more...
A-
Filmcritic.com, Chris Barsanti
"...wise, colorful coming-of-age tale..." more...
B-
New York Times, A.O. Scott
"...hard to resist..." more...