The Resource Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Acorn Pictures ; produced and directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Willy Russell, (videorecording)
Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Acorn Pictures ; produced and directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Willy Russell, (videorecording)
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The item Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Acorn Pictures ; produced and directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Willy Russell, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- Rita, a young working-class woman in Liverpool, desperately wants an education. She enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university to escape from her dreary life as a hairdresser, as well as a confining existence at home with a husband who wants her to choose motherhood over education. Her professor is Frank Bryant, a disillusioned, alcoholic English professor who encourages his students to forsake dead poetry and enjoy life. As Rita is transformed into a free spirit, Frank is forced to confront his own life
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- fre
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.)
- Note
-
- Based on the stage play by Willy Russell
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1983
- Isbn
- 9780767882934
- Label
- Educating Rita
- Title
- Educating Rita
- Statement of responsibility
- Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Acorn Pictures ; produced and directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Willy Russell
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- fre
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Rita, a young working-class woman in Liverpool, desperately wants an education. She enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university to escape from her dreary life as a hairdresser, as well as a confining existence at home with a husband who wants her to choose motherhood over education. Her professor is Frank Bryant, a disillusioned, alcoholic English professor who encourages his students to forsake dead poetry and enjoy life. As Rita is transformed into a free spirit, Frank is forced to confront his own life
- Cataloging source
- RCS
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Frank Watts ; editor, Garth Craven ; music composed, performed, and arranged by David Hentschel
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG
- Language note
- Closed-captioned. English or French dialogue; optional English or French subtitles
- PerformerNote
- Michael Caine, Julie Walters
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1920-
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Gilbert, Lewis
- Russell, Willy
- Caine, Michael
- Walters, Julie
- Acorn Pictures
- Columbia Pictures
- Runtime
- 111
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Adult college students
- College teachers
- Interpersonal relations
- Liverpool (England)
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Acorn Pictures ; produced and directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Willy Russell, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Based on the stage play by Willy Russell
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1983
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Control code
- 63202129
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780767882934
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396078987
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 07898
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)63202129
- System details
- DVD; Dolby Digital 2.0
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Educating Rita, Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Acorn Pictures ; produced and directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Willy Russell, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Based on the stage play by Willy Russell
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1983
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Control code
- 63202129
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780767882934
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396078987
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 07898
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)63202129
- System details
- DVD; Dolby Digital 2.0
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Comedy films
- Feature films
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Film adaptations
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Liverpool (England) -- Drama
- Romantic comedy films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Adult college students -- Drama
- College teachers -- Drama
Genre
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Comedy films
- Feature films
- Drama
- Romantic comedy films
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