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Becoming Jane is a 2007 film that depicts the early life and love of the British author Jane Austen. It stars Anne Hathaway as Jane and James McAvoy as Thomas Lefroy, a lawyer who inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice.
Becoming Jane: Directed by Julian Jarrold. With Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell. A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Julian Jarrold
- 2007-08-10
Jul 22, 2014 · Check out the official Becoming Jane (2007) Trailer starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy! Let us know what you think in the comments below. Watch on Fand...
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Aug 2, 2007 · A romantic drama based on a speculative biography of Jane Austen and her lover Tom Lefroy. Roger Ebert praises the actors and the scenery, but criticizes the historical inaccuracies and the fictional elements of the film.
Though Jane Austen's (Anne Hathaway) financially strapped parents (James Cromwell, Julie Walters) expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham (Maggie Smith), the young woman knows that...
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- Julian Jarrold
- PG
- Anne Hathaway
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) is a feisty twenty-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable, marrying for love.
Aug 3, 2007 · “Becoming Jane” is a triumph for Anne Hathaway, who brings to the young Jane the same jittery wide-eyed intensity she displayed in “The Devil Wears Prada” along with a secure British accent....
