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Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
Theatrical
Oct 30, 2009
Box Office
$26.1M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
2.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 30, 2010
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment
Quotes
See all →The Fragility of Youthful Innocence
Taglines
Innocence of the Young.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Conflict over Historical Perspectives in Education
Headmistress
He's a Jew? You're aware, I take it, that the Jews killed our Lord?
Jenny
And you're aware, I suppose, that our Lord was Jewish?
Headmistress
I suppose he told you that. We're all very sorry about what happened during the war. But that's absolutely no excuse for that sort of malicious and untruthful propaganda.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Carey Mulligan
Jenny Mellor
P
Peter Sarsgaard
David Goldman
D
Dominic Cooper
Danny
R
Rosamund Pike
Helen
O
Olivia Williams
Miss Stubbs
A
Alfred Molina
Jack Mellor
C
Cara Seymour
Majorie
S
Sally Hawkins
Sarah Goldman
E
Emma Thompson
Headmistress
James Norton
Student
A
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Hattie
W
William Melling
Small Boy #1
C
Connor Catchpole
Small Boy #2
M
Matthew Beard
Graham
E
Ellie Kendrick
Tina
N
Nick Sampson
Auctioneer
L
Luis Soto
Rachman
B
Ben Castle
Nightclub Band
P
Paul Pilot
Nightclub Band
K
Kate Duchêne
Latin Teacher
