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      • Parents need to know that this film is a delightful exercise in imagination. No one truly knows whether Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy shared a grand passion, but the movie makes a great case for it. It's a romantic, often funny tale that tweens and teens will enjoy, though there are parts that could prove dicey for…
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  1. Aug 2, 2007 · "Becoming Jane" is a movie every Janeite will want to see, although many will not approve of it. The Jane Austen in the film owes a great deal more to modern romantic fancies than to what we know about the real Jane Austen, and if Austen had been as robust and tall in those days (circa 1795) as Anne Hathaway , the 5-foot-8-inch actress who ...

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  3. Feb 11, 2008 · A witty, winning Austen bio for tweens and older. Read Common Sense Media's Becoming Jane review, age rating, and parents guide.

    • Anne Hathaway, James Cromwell, James Mcavoy
    • Julian Jarrold
    • Miramax
  4. 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
  5. “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....

  6. The performances in this film are universally excellent. Any movie with Dame Maggie Smith in it, I'm there. Ian Richardson (in his last role) is superb, wringing the full value from some succulent dialogue.

  7. 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.

  8. 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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