An Education

"There is a minor plot device about one of the characters being Jewish. This seems out of place and adds nothing to the story." © Steven I. Ramm

As the film stands, we have a Jewish adult male as a seducer of a nice gentile/Aryan, a Jew who is not just a thief but a block-busting realtor helping dark-skinned people move into the neighborhood. Emma Thompson's Headmistress's speech on Jews as Christ-killers is misdirectiion: the real fears insufficiently addressed are "The Lustful Jew" and "The International Jewish/Black Conspiracy." As others have said, the feminist message is undercut by having Headmistress antiJewish; its an additional problem when it confuses the anti-Semitism. © Richard E here

British Film Gives ‘An Education’ in Anti-Semitism © Irina Bragin is an L.A. tutor and writer who teaches English and public speaking at Touro College Los Angeles.