Read + Write + Report
Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Blogs | Writers | My Orble | Login

Scherfig, Director of 'An Education'

January 20th 2010 15:30


I am fascinated by how directors work and develop stories through film. I came across an interesting piece in W Magazine about Lone Scherfig. She is a Danish director who wielded an engaging story called An Education by Nick Hornby.

The movie is about a 16 year old girl named Jenny, beautifully played by Carey Mulligan. Jenny meets an older man who takes her on jaunts to Paris, the dog track and nightclubs. It’s a coming-of-age in the sixties story.

Scherfig is a student filmmaker of Lars von Trier (Anti-Christ) Dogme 95 stripped down film movement, which explains the rather simple way An Education is told.

The older man is played by Peter Sarsgaard, a playboy in his 30’s. He opens a new generation to Jenny. Both embark on a relationship that has sparked controversy from audiences. Yet, the film is very engaging and true to the period of the sixties. One can't help but enjoy the simple story of a changing generation.

“She could see better than people who’d grown up within the culture what was strange about it, funny about it, the details that spoke volumes.” In the mock-Tudor house in which much of the action is set, she found “a striving for beauty,” says Hornby, where most Brits would see only “suburban tedium.”

The interview with Scherfig is worth reading at W Magazine.


38
Vote


   

   

   


Add A Comment

To create a fully formatted comment please click here.


CLICK HERE TO LOGIN | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Name or Orble Tag
Home Page (optional)
Comments
Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Separator Left Center Right Separator Quote Insert Link Insert Email
Notify me of replies
Notify extra people about this comment
Is this a private comment?
List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this comment


One per line max of 30

List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this private comment thread. Only the people in this list will be able to see or reply to your comment.


One per line max of 30

Your Name
(for the email going out to the above list, it can be different to your Orble Tag)
Your Email Address
(optional)
(required for reply notification)
Submit
More Posts
38 Posts
99 Posts
133 Posts
1036 Posts dating from March 2008
Email Subscription
Receive e-mail notifications of new posts on this blog:
0

Kenna McHugh's Blogs

0 Vote(s)
0 Comment(s)
0 Post(s)
12055 Vote(s)
70 Comment(s)
206 Post(s)
Moderated by Kenna McHugh
Copyright © 2006 2007 2008 On Topic Media PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved. Design by Vimu.com.
On Topic Media ZPages: Sydney |  Melbourne |  Brisbane |  London |  Birmingham |  Leeds     [ Advertise ] [ Contact Us ] [ Privacy Policy ]