Becoming Jane

Mar 2, 2007

2h 0m

★ 7.3

Her own life is her greatest inspiration.

Overview

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Ecosse Films

2 Entertain

Scion Films

BBC Film

Blueprint Pictures

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

HanWay Films

UK Film Council

Becoming Jane Trailers

Cast

Jane Austen

Anne Hathaway

Tom Lefroy

James McAvoy

Mrs. Austen

Julie Walters

Mr. Austen

James Cromwell

Lady Gresham

Maggie Smith

Henry Austen

Joe Anderson

Eliza de Feuillide

Lucy Cohu

Mr. Wisley

Laurence Fox

Richter Langlois

Ian Richardson

Cassandra Austen

Anna Maxwell Martin

John Warren

Leo Bill

Lucy Lefroy

Jessica Ashworth

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