(2009-UK) d Lone Scherfig
Stars Peter Sarsgaard (David), Carey Mulligan (Jenny), Alfred Molina (Jack), Dominic Cooper (Danny), Rosamund Pike (Helen), Olivia Williams (Miss Stubbs), Emma Thompson (Headmistress), Cara Seymour (Marjorie), Sally Hawkins (Sara), Matthew Beard (Graham) (Drama)
Set in the 1960s in England. Coming-age-story. Attractive, bright, 16-year-old Jenny is stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine; she can’t wait for adult life to begin.
One rainy day her suburban existence is upended by the arrival of a much older suitor, David. Urbane and witty, David instantly charms Jenny and introduces her to a glittering new world of classical concerts, art auctions, smoky bars, and late-night suppers with his attractive friends. He replaces Jenny’s traditional education with his own more-dangerous version. Just as the family’s long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford has seemed within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Will David be the making of Jenny, or her undoing?
Every so often a performance comes along that is so captivating that it becomes an instant classic. Carey Mulligan's enchanting performance as Jenny is one of them. Channeling the spirit of a young Holly Golightly, she makes Jenny's character blossom on screen from a girl into a woman, and transforms herself from an actor into a star.
I really enjoyed this film and had gone to see it with my mom. The ending was a bit of a twist. Turns out her suitor is married so she obviously doesn't get the fairy tale life! She then has to work hard to catch up with school, and does manage to go off to college to study. It seems she attempts to forget her affair with the older man, and her trip to Paris with him - when she looks forward to going with someone a lot more her age.
Overall, I thought this movie was very good, and Carey Mulligan was amazing. I still don't understand how naieve her parents really were, and how gullible to this man's affections.
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