16. In the film ‘Educating Rita’ why do you think Rita wanted to get a University education?
17. Do you think Rita is justified in choosing to leave her husband (Denny) and continue her studies?
18. How different a person is Rita at the end of the film from the nervous twenty six-year old at the start of the film? Did the education she received at the University help?
19. Do you think Frank enjoyed the experience of teaching Rita? Why did he refuse to teach Rita at the beginning of the film? Did his refusal have more to do with his drinking than with his impressions of Rita?
20. Do you like how ‘Educating Rita’ ended? Is it a good ending or do you think it should have ended differently?
21. How do you think the film shows that having a high level of education and opportunity is not necessarily a guarantee of a successful life? In this sense, do you agree that Rita seems a happier person than Frank despite her lack of education and her low social status?
22. The films ‘The Kings Speech’, ‘Julie and Julia’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ all show characters gathering information and learning new skills outside of formal school or universities. Can you describe how the various characters (Bertie, Julie, Julia and Andrea) increased their knowledge?