Educating Rita
Jun 16, 1983 | IMDB 6.8
106 min Watch NowDrama, Comedy
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.
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Blind Date
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Stage
Chicago
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Day for Night
Surorile
Two Kinds of Women
Noi the Albino
West Side Story
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