Film

Educating Rita

Name: Educating Rita
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Released: 1983
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman, Jeananne Crowley

1983 · 110 min · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Lewis Gilbert

Sometimes students end up being the best teachers.

Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.