![]() ![]() Frank has an alcohol problem and spends his working days getting slowly drunk. Now onto that plot, Caine stars in Educating Rita as Dr Frank Bryant, a jaded middle-class University lecturer. However, it boasted both the Best Actor and Best Actress nominations for the leads Julie Walters and Michael Caine (and more of that other Oscar nod later), and a well-deserved standing ovation for Caine. Educating Rita was nominated for three of the most prestigious Oscars, but sadly lost out on all. After the success of Educating Rita came Shirley Valentine (1989) and this was followed by Dancin’ Through The Dark (1990).īoth of these plays and films also showcased Russell’s talents in the dramedy genre. These plays brought Willy Russell to the big screen in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As a teen, I loved this Liverpudlian playwright’s humorous plays and their wonderful believable characters. The film Educating Rita is based on Willy Russell’s written play. A film which I’m returning to now, for the much longer post it sorely needs. After a lot of deliberation, I contributed a post on 5 of my favourite Retro ones from the 70s and 80s including this one, Educating Rita (1983). The blogathon reviews included more than a few of those long-forgotten films, always guilty pleasures and new ones to try in that final A – Z list.Īs a big Caine fan, I found it extremely difficult to choose between all his great films I’d loved and that I hadn’t reviewed yet. Once upon a blogathon, I held my Marvellous Michael Caine Blogathon, with bloggers near and far reviewing anything and everything on the man himself and his movies. Educando a Rita” (educating rita) 1983 trailer VO, decine21 AND PHOTOS © Rank Film Distributors / Columbia Pictures ![]()
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