Educating Rita (1983)

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.

Released

1983-06-16

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Runtime

106 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Lewis Gilbert, Willy Russell

TMDB rating

6.9/10 from 215 votes