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Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane
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Running Time: 120 minutes
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Genre: Biography/Romance
Language: English
Rating: PG (Parental Guidence)

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 such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.

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August 9 2007 by Danielle Suchet in Film Reviews



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