Becoming Jane Details

2007

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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
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
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
- Trevor Johnston,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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42 out of 43 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.
- - A customer from Surrey, England
  - Posted 20 Mar 2007 21:01
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16 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Copycat

I found, as an English Literature student, the film was interesting. It is indeed a 'one of the kind' and fabulous in that is sheds some light on Austen's life. However, the film appears to take much from many of Austen's novels which have already been made into films. The music mirrors many scenes in adaptations such as Pride & Prejudice while the dancing reflects what is seen in practically every other period piece - and yes, I do understand that the dances of all the films reflected the period in which they were written but why make it so similar to the adaptations? They were imaginary, this is meant to be (slightly) based on fact. The story is fairly weak; and while the acting is commendable, it does not hold, the characters are likeable, but not the sort who you connect with and want to succeed, especially when you compare them to the characters and story in the adapatations of Austen's actual novels. It is, I admit, a lovely film to sit in and enjoy on a Saturday night, discuss it for an hour - if that, and forget about it. Memorable because it just does not stand up to Jane Austen's imagination which, as we can see, flows onto the screen incredibly well!!!! We want to see something more about this superbly enigmatic, wonderful person who outshone her peers and has proved her timelessness (Sorry, I am one of those people who really wanted to enjoy it). I have noticed that one particular viewer believes that the film needs to involve her novels as much as possible which I agree with. Writing novels was a huge PART of Jane's life, it was ( for want of a better word) her profession - we want to know about her. Please call it 'Becoming Jane AustEn's Novel' if that is what the film was meant to be about. Also Jane Austen is spelt with an E, not an I - just thought, for such an avid fan who has read her novels a countless number of times you should know that...
- - A customer from Edinburgh, Scotland
  - Posted 19 Sep 2007 17:36
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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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