UK,
1983, 110 min
Directed by:
Lewis GilbertScreenplay:
Willy RussellCinematography:
Frank WattsCast:
Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Maureen Lipman, Des Nealon, Alan Stanford, Michael Williams, Godfrey Quigley, Kim Fortune, Dearbhla Molloy, Gabrielle Reidy (more)Plots(1)
Working-class hairdresser Rita (Julie Walters) enrols for an adult education course in literature at her local university, determined to expand her mind. She is assigned alcoholic lecturer Dr Frank Bryant (Michael Caine), and as Rita's horizons broaden she begins to feel stifled by her home life. Simultaneously, Frank's academic career takes a turn for the worse as his drinking increases. (ITV DVD)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1984 - Michael Caine (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1984 - Julie Walters (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1984 - Willy Russell (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1984 - Best Film
- 1984 - Michael Caine (Best Leading Actor)
- 1984 - Julie Walters (Best Leading Actress)
- 1984 - Maureen Lipman (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1984 - Willy Russell (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1984 - Julie Walters (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1984 - Michael Caine (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1984 - Julie Walters (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1984 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- 1984 - Willy Russell (Best Screenplay)