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#Educating rita boston movie#

Ian Nathan reviewing the film for Britain's Empire film magazine calls it a "gem,". The American Variety magazine in December 1982 praised Walters' interpretation of Rita as "witty, down-to-earth, kind and loaded with common sense." The scene in the pub was shot in The Stag's Head pub on Dame Court in Dublin. Pearse Station and Dublin Airport were also used. The scene set in France was filmed in Maynooth, County Kildare. A house in Burlington Road, Ballsbridge was used for Bryant's. Number 8 Hogan Avenue in Dublin near Grand Canal Dock was used for Rita's house. The production left portraits of Douglas Hyde and Isaac Butt, and a bust of John Pentland Mahaffy on display. The room used by Bryant as his tutorial room is in the University Philosophical Society. The room used by Bryant as his office is in the College Historical Society. University College Dublin, in Belfield, Dublin, is used for Rita's summer school. Trinity College, Dublin, is used as the setting for the university. Julie Walters, in her feature-film debut, reprised her role from the stage production. "Columbia wanted me to cast Dolly Parton as Rita". Lewis Gilbert says it was difficult to raise finance for the film.

Marie Conmee as Customer in Hairdresser's.

Maureen Lipman as Trish, Rita's roommate.

Maeve Germaine as Sandra, Rita's sister.

Malcolm Douglas as Denny White, Rita's husband.

Jeananne Crowley as Julia, Frank's girlfriend.

Michael Caine as Professor Frank Bryant.

The film ends with Frank being sent to Australia. Frank's cynicism returns as he notices Rita beginning to adopt the pretensions of the university culture he despises. Her ability for the subject is limited by her lack of education. His passion for literature is reignited by Rita.

He describes his abilities as "appalling but good enough for his appalling students". Her assigned tutor is Frank Bryant ( Michael Caine). She signs up for an Open University course in English Literature. She yearns to escape to something, without exactly knowing what that is.

She fears it will tie her to the same monotonous routine for life. She is dissatisfied with the routine of her work. Rita ( Julie Walters) is a 26-year-old Liverpudlian working-class hairdresser. The British Film Institute ranked Educating Rita the 84th greatest British film of the 20th century. It won multiple major awards for best actor and best actress and was nominated for three Academy Awards.Ĭaine and Walters both won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for best actor and actress. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams and Maureen Lipman. The screenplay is by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play.

#Educating rita boston movie#

Educating Rita is a British 1983 drama/comedy movie directed by Lewis Gilbert.