Educating Rita

1983 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 15,260 VOTES · DIR. Lewis Gilbert

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,403 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:41 - Afternoon, sir. - Good afternoon.
00:06:06 Rita? It says here Mrs S White.
00:09:10 Howards End! Sounds filthy, doesn't it?
00:12:18 Goodbye, Rita.
00:16:33 Assonance is a rhyme
00:19:55 So, to give me something new to write about, she left me.
00:23:51 Oh, do I?
00:27:47 Hello.
00:33:41 - Where's your essay? - I haven't got it.
00:37:54 It was fantastic.
00:41:46 'Aldershot 3, Southend 2.
00:47:20 I'm all right with you, here in this room
00:51:10 you're overflowing with innate sensitivity and charm.
00:55:52 But don't you realise I want to change?
00:59:55 This view of a Chekhovian aristocracy in decay
01:03:41 Go on! I'll see you at the tutorial.
01:07:37 Under your influence?
01:11:29 if you're gonna fall in love and set off to the south of France?
01:16:35 where I thought you worked.
01:20:14 The advance that they offered was, as usual, inadequate.
01:24:15 It is pretentious, characterless and without style.
01:29:04 - Don't you think you're a bit... - If you see her, will you tell her it's 9am?
01:34:22 Take care of yourself. And look after them two.
01:39:14 It would be good to leave a country that's finishing for one that's beginning.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,403
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:41
Final line01:39:14

Production Record

DirectorLewis Gilbert
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes15,260