Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

120 mins | Drama, Romance | March 2, 2007

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.

Becoming Jane

120 mins | Drama, Romance | March 2, 2007

Becoming Jane
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers BBC Films, Ecosse Films, Screen Ireland, Blueprint Pictures, HanWay Films, UK Film Council, 2 Entertain, Scion Films
Original title Becoming Jane
Directors Jeanette McGrath, Julian Jarrold
Writers Sarah Williams, Kevin Hood

Cast

Anne Hathaway

as Jane Austen

James McAvoy

as Tom Lefroy

Julie Walters

as Mrs. Austen

James Cromwell

as Mr. Austen

Maggie Smith

as Lady Gresham

Joe Anderson

as Henry Austen

Lucy Cohu

as Eliza de Feuillide

Laurence Fox

as Mr. Wisley

Ian Richardson

as Richter Langlois

Anna Maxwell Martin

as Cassandra Austen

Leo Bill

as John Warren

Jessica Ashworth

as Lucy Lefroy

Michael James Ford

as Mr. Lefroy

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

as Robert Fowle

Chris McHallem

as Mr. Curtis

Helen McCrory

as Mrs. Radcliffe

Michael Patric

as Don Dogarty

Elaine Murphy

as Jenny

Tom Maguire

as Miscreant