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Becoming Jane
2007
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. Read more
| Starring | Anne Hathaway, Leo Bill, Lucy Cohu, James Cromwell |
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| Director | Julian Jarrold |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Becoming Jane
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
| Starring | Anne Hathaway, Leo Bill, Lucy Cohu, James Cromwell, Laurence Fox, Anna Maxwell Martin, James McAvoy, Ian Richardson, Joe Anderson, Jessica Ashworth, Tony Brown, Chris McHallem, Lucy McKenna, Giedrius Nagys, Donal O'Farrell |
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| Director | Julian Jarrold |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs Blu-ray: 2 hrs HD DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Sep 2007 Blu-ray: 10 Sep 2007 HD DVD: 10 Sep 2007 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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1795, and money is tight at the Austen country parsonage, placing no little onus on daughter Jane (Anne Hathaway) to... read more on Time Out
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43 out of 44 people found this review helpful
Jane Austen , the chick flick
Who knows if this film has much bearing on what actually went on in Jane Austen's little-documented early life? I still enjoyed it thoroughly, especially the acting. There are the usual suspects such as Maggie Smith and Julia Walters, doing what they do best. Anne Hathaway as Jane acquits herself well . But the revelation is James McAvoy, who brings both a raffish energy and a vulnerability to the role of Jane's lover.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Excellent
Really enjoyed this look at JAs world
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Becoming Jane premiere has no leading lady
- 05 Mar 2007
Sunday night saw the premiere of historical biopic Becoming Jane, which focuses on the relationship between Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. But although the leading man - played by James McAvoy - took to the red carpet with his real-life partner Anne-Marie Duff, Anne Hathaway, who plays the literary heroine, was nowhere to be seen. "Ms Anne Hathaway is currently filming in British Columbia," McAvoy told Empire. "I'm sure she's away being brilliant somewhere." According to her co- Read more
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