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Becoming Jane

Anne Hathaway (Actor), James McAvoy (Actor), Julian Jarrold (Director) Rated:
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Genre Romance, Performing Arts
Format Color, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, NTSC, Widescreen, Subtitled, Dolby
Contributor Anne Hathaway, Julian Jarrold, James McAvoy
Language English
Runtime 2 hours
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Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, The Princess Diaries) gives a radiant performance as a young, love-struck Jane Austen in the witty and engaging romantic comedy Becoming Jane from Miramax Films. It s the untold romance that inspired the novels of one of the world s most celebrated authors. When the dashing Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy, The Last King Of Scotland), a reckless and penniless lawyer-to-be, enters Jane s life, he offends the emerging writer s sense and sensibility. Soon their clashing egos set off sparks that ignite a passionate romance and fuel Jane s dream of doing the unthinkable marrying for love. Becoming Jane, also starring the acclaimed Maggie Smith, James Cromwell and Julie Walters, is an enchanting and imaginative film you ll fall head over heels for

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Julian Jarrold
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, NTSC, Widescreen, Subtitled, Dolby
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2008
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Miramax
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000ZIZ0RA
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Sarah Gutierrez
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
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Cindy K
5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully filmed
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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If you love Jane Austen, you have to see this movie. You really get a feel for her life and times. The acting is excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Plain About This Jane!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2009
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I'm a huge fan of Jane Austen's works, so I ended up buying this before ever seeing it (despite its mixed reviews).

Some "Janites" have criticized this movie based on Jane Austen's life (perhaps for some valid reasons).

Now, if you're expecting this is a fully accurate biography- you're wrong- so be advised. And if you're looking for the type of ending Miss Austen wrote for the heroines in her novels, be on your guard.
I already knew this going into it, since I've seen several biographies on Jane (search "The Real Jane Austen" by the BBC).

But you'll likely enjoy the movie if you like the following:
1. Costume/Period Drama's (particularly the Regency era)
2. Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries 1 & 2, Ella Enchanted, Devil Wears Prada, etc.)
3. James McAvoy (*small role* Lorna Doone, Penelope, Atonement, etc. )

It's a fact that Miss Austen did have some sort of a romantic interest in "Tom" Lefroy - an up and coming barrister. To what extent it's not really known, since Jane instructed her sister Cassandra to destroy the majority of her letters containing his mention after her death.
This movie speculates that it was more than just a crush on either end. And it uses little bits and pieces of info, to connect the dots.

Another thing that might irk fans, is that one of the movies main motto's is that their romance is "what inspired her novels". The thing is, Jane had been turning out small masterpieces for her family since she was around 12 (search "Jane Austen juvenilia"). So it's not as if she got some harebrained idea to write after she met Tom!

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Also, the writer(s) inject bits of her novels into the storyline & characters (maybe a little too much). Now, it's not a far stretch of the imagination to say that she could have gotten idea's from the people in her actual life, and turned them into her fictional characters. But it's no-brainer which of the films characters are JA's novel counterparts.

The thing that may most be confusing to viewers is that "Mr. Wisley" (who is their version of Harris Bigg-Wither), and "Lady Gresham" ("Wisley's" aunt- who is obviously the mirror immage of "Lady Catherine DeBourgh"/Mr. Darcy's aunt in P&P), only serve to further the plot.
In actuality, Mr. Bigg-Wither did indeed propose to Jane, but not during the time this movie was supposed to take place (in Dec. 1795- Jan. 1796)!
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I feel that overall Anne was a worthy choice for Miss Austen. Not only does she look the part, but her method acting is brilliant! To try and best emulate the accent she moved there a month beforehand. She also took the time to learn the piano for just 2 small scenes. And even surpassed the writing teacher to bring Miss Austen's famous words to life!

This was only the 2nd movie I had seen James McAvoy in (the first was only a small role); so I had little to base his acting on. But, in this particular movie, I think he establishes himself fit as a leading man, and has quite an emotional depth about him!

The majority of the cast are also equally suited. Anna Maxwell Martin (Cassandra) is a very talented actress whom I've especially enjoyed in other period productions (specifically the BBC's "North & South", and "Bleak House" miniseries).

The cinematography is gorgeous (despite it being shot in Ireland, and not England). And the soundtrack very complimentary!

In conclusion, while the film may not be a totally accurate biography; I felt it nicely embodies Jane Austen as a person. I'm certainly glad I chose to add it to my collection of period drama's!

If you're interested in seeing more of Jane Austen captured on film (particularly her later years), you may also enjoy "Miss Austen Regrets".
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Rusty_013
4.0 out of 5 stars A tender imagining of Jane Austen's love life
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023
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This is a lovely but bittersweet story about Jane Austen finding love. Hathaway and McAvoy do not disappoint. Any Austen fan will see the nods at Jane Austen's novels and it is a sweet way to imagine how experiences such as these could have maybe inspired her novels.

My only real complaint with this book which is a spoiler and that is when they show Jane at the end of the movie she is looking old and middle aged. The problem being she died at a very young 41. I am 43 and do not look nearly as miserly as they make poor Hathaway and the rest of the cast look at the end of this film. It was bit of continuity that threw me off.
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Lady LiberTEA
5.0 out of 5 stars A Confection of Perfection Insight Into Austen & Her Masterpieces
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2015
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Jane Austen would love this "coming of age" biography like a gift of another Austen novel but added thrill of real not fiction re a beloved author whose own story we now realize is infused into many of her lauded masterpieces of British literature. Don't miss the bonus footage, and do re-watch with the enhancing unobtrusive pop-up footnotes/interviews I would have liked more of.

This confection of perfection was produced by Ireland since the love of Jane Austen's life was an Irishman I won't spoil the unfolding story by saying more but they are both historically remarkable people and the settings in Ireland & England are as sublime as the music, historical re-creation authenticity, and actors even Anne Hathaway, of whom I was not a prior fan.

Anne Hathaway's name as English as Shakespeare's wife, Anne's father was a Philadelphia lawyer & mother Irish, so she is a blend of English Jane Austen and her Irish love, like a child of theirs would have been. Certainly Anne resembles the only image we have of Jane Austen--a water color by Jane's only sister, Cassandra. Actress Hathaway long an Austen devotee--her Vassar thesis compared "P&P" to "S&S"--Anne grew up playing softball like Jane played cricket with 6 brothers, and for this role, Anne mastered copperplate script calligraphy & learned to play Jane's music on the pianoforte as well as immersing herself in Jane's prolific letters, juvenilia & adult works, and Jane's favorite music preserved at the Austen's Chawton House in Southhampton (Jane's history-making writing lapdesk moved from British Museum to British Library).

Actress Anne Hathaway defers to Scottish actor James McAvoy as "a legend in the making" though he is another actor of whom I was not a fan; and they & we enjoy their chemistry well cast, her Water Scorpio with his Earthy Taurus, and his Celtic brogue well segued into his Irish role. The other actors many famous are superbly cast and masterful of Austen's well developed characters, including Scottish actors Dame Maggie Smith, & Sir Ian Richardson credited by Helen Mirren after he passed on; British Julie Walters' best role; American James Cromwell so very British; gorgeous Lucy Cohu strikingly like American Meryl Streep; and gamin Anna Maxwell Martin as Jane's only sister Cassandra, a prototype for many of Jane's fictional sisters.

Online reviews don't award maximum stars since as another famous ironical Saggitarian author, American Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain, incisively observed, "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." Of course art is subjective, but from a critic not a fan of the two main actors, you must know this is an exceptional film, one I will not be passing along to others in my usual way before I enjoy an immersion again, myself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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Highly recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
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Yup. Need Romance?
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rclarke-4
5.0 out of 5 stars I love anything about Jane Austen!
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2021
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This is the first DVD I have watched in the theme that is not an actual adaptation of one of her writings. It's very well done and I enjoyed it immensely. I plan to watch it again in the near future. Now ask me about 'Miss Austen Regrets!!'
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CRISTINA
5.0 out of 5 stars Bello e commovente
Reviewed in Italy on February 8, 2022
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Sono appassionata di romanzi storici e sto leggendo tutti quelli di Jane Austen. Poi mi piace guardare anche i film dei romanzi letti e ho scoperto per caso l'esistenza di questo film.
Al di là del fatto che sia andata davvero così come racconta il film, io mi sono emozionata tantissimo, tutte le volte che lo vedo scappa una lacrima. Il film narra la storia di Jane Austen ragazza e della sua difficile storia d'amore, che le darà spunto per scrivere orgoglio e pregiudizio. Il dvd è arrivato nei tempi giusti e funziona bene. Deve piacere il genere.
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CRISTINA
5.0 out of 5 stars Bello e commovente
Reviewed in Italy on February 8, 2022
Sono appassionata di romanzi storici e sto leggendo tutti quelli di Jane Austen. Poi mi piace guardare anche i film dei romanzi letti e ho scoperto per caso l'esistenza di questo film.
Al di là del fatto che sia andata davvero così come racconta il film, io mi sono emozionata tantissimo, tutte le volte che lo vedo scappa una lacrima. Il film narra la storia di Jane Austen ragazza e della sua difficile storia d'amore, che le darà spunto per scrivere orgoglio e pregiudizio. Il dvd è arrivato nei tempi giusti e funziona bene. Deve piacere il genere.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Austen
Reviewed in Spain on January 15, 2020
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Preciosa película y buenos actores. El blu-ray vino perfecto y precio inmejorable.
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ひろっち
5.0 out of 5 stars 好きなアンハサウェイなので購入しました
Reviewed in Japan on October 1, 2019
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好きな女優さんの１人で「ジェインエア」の言葉も入っているので購入しましたが。まだちゃんと見ておりません。
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comment devient-on Jane Austen ?
Reviewed in France on September 19, 2012
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« Jane » de Julian Jarrold est un film qui porte sur la vie de Jane Austen. Son titre original « Becoming Jane » est d'ailleurs plus évocateur et correspond mieux au fil conducteur scénario : comment la jeune Jane Austen, au travers de ses propres expériences sentimentales, a-t-elle forgé son caractère et vécu des expériences propres à enrichir l'univers des romans qu'elle projette d'écrire ?

Anne Hathaway campe une très belle Jane, indépendante et ironique, par ailleurs coincée entre raison, sentiments, orgueil et préjugés, et tant d'autres signes avant-coureurs de son œuvre. James McAvoy, dans le rôle de Tom Lefroy, gentilhomme irlandais sans fortune dont Jane s'est éprise, John Anderson dans le rôle d'Henry Austen, son frère, et Lawrence Fox (Mr. Wisley), sont également remarquables dans leurs interprétations. Le film met très bien en lumière la nature de la société britannique du début du XIXe siècle, avec sa violence sociale feutrée et le caractère impitoyable des alliances familiales et des degrés de richesse dans la conclusion des mariages. L'histoire est très bien racontée, les images, notamment celles de la campagne anglaise et des demeures de l'époque sont magnifiques. Les allusions aux romans en devenir de Jane sont subtiles mais suffisamment bien amenées pour être appréciées sans détours.

Le film est une très belle réussite et passage presque obligé pour tous les admirateurs de Jane Austen.
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