Becoming Jane

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Becoming Jane
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PG,2hrs 0min
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August 3, 2007
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Miramax Films
Synopsis: Events from the life of the author Jane Austen inspired this romantic historical drama, which speculates of a romance that may have had a significant impact on her life and work. Twenty-year-old Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) is the daughter of Rev. Austen (James Cromwell), a minister who looks after a flock in a small rural community in Southern England with his wife (Julie Walters). While her older sister, Cassandra (Anna Maxwell Martin), is engaged to be married, Jane resists her family's efforts ... Full Synopsis
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If one were to fuse the literary sensibility of Jane Austen with the fanciful imaginative license of "Shakespeare in Love," what would emerge would likely be the charming tale Becoming Jane. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Jane Austen
Tom Lefroy
Mrs. Austen
Lady Gresham
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James McAvoy in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
Anne Hathaway in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
Anne Hathaway in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
Anne Hathaway, left, and James McAvoy in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
James McAvoy, left, and Anne Hathaway, center, in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
Anne Hathaway in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
Anne Hathaway (in background) in "Becoming Jane" (Miramax Films)
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