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Becoming Jane is a 2007 biographical romantic drama film directed by Julian Jarrold. It depicts the early life of the British author Jane Austen and her lasting love for Thomas Langlois Lefroy. American actress Anne Hathaway stars as the title character, while her romantic interest is played by Scottish actor James McAvoy.
Aug 10, 2007 · 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
Aug 2, 2007 · A romantic drama based on a speculative biography of Jane Austen, starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy. The film imagines Austen's love affair with a young lawyer and how it inspired her writing, but it departs from historical facts and conventions.
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Aug 3, 2007 · A romantic drama based on the life and works of the famous novelist. Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) falls in love with a lawyer (James McAvoy) and faces the dilemma of choosing between marriage and writing.
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- Julian Jarrold
- PG
- Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway gives a radiant performance as a young, lovestruck Jane Austen in this witty and engaging comedy, exploring the untold romance that inspired the novels of one of the worlds most celebrated authors.
In 1795, cocky, witty, handsome, Limerick-born lawyer Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy) is sent by his grim uncle and benefactor, rich-born snobbish London hanging Judge Langlois (Ian Richardson), to relatives' Hampshire country estate.
