Becoming Jane (2007)

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Plot

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.

Cast

Anne HathawayJane Austen

James McAvoyTom Lefroy

Julie WaltersMrs. Austen

James CromwellMr. Austen

Maggie SmithLady Gresham

Joe AndersonHenry Austen

Lucy CohuEliza de Feuillide

Laurence FoxMr. Wisley

Ian RichardsonRichter Langlois

Anna Maxwell MartinCassandra Austen

Leo BillJohn Warren

Tom Vaughan-LawlorRobert Fowle

Chris McHallemMr. Curtis

Helen McCroryMrs. Radcliffe

Eleanor Methven

Writers and directors

Julian JarroldDirector

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 4.0/10

**Romanticizing Jane.** Jane Austen was a nonconformist. She was the seventh child of an Anglican priest and belonged to what we might now call the middle class. She had many books at home, and bot…5. Aug 2023

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"Mrs. Austen: Affection is desirable. Money is absolutely indispensable! "

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