Becoming Jane (2007)

Director:

Julian Jarrold

Writers:

Jane Austen (letters)
Kevin Hood (writer)

Release Date:

10 agosto 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Biografía | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

"A woman especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can." -Jane Austen

Plot:

A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.

Plot Keywords:

Sister Sister Relationship | Heartbreak | Bittersweet | Georgian Romance | Austen

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Enjoyable Tale

Cast

Anne Hathaway	...	Jane Austen
James McAvoy	...	Tom Lefroy
Julie Walters	...	Mrs. Austen
James Cromwell	...	Rev Austen
Maggie Smith	...	Lady Gresham
Anna Maxwell Martin	...	Cassandra 'Cassie' Austen
Lucy Cohu	...	Eliza De Feuillide
Laurence Fox	...	Mr. Wisley
Ian Richardson	...	Judge Langlois
Joe Anderson	...	Henry Austen
Leo Bill	...	John Warren
Jessica Ashworth	...	Lucy Lefroy
Eleanor Methven	...	Mrs. Lefroy
Michael James Ford	...	Mr. Lefroy
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor	...	Robert Fowle

También conocida como:

Joven Jane Austen, La (Spain: Castilian title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief nudity and mild language. (edited for re-rating; was PG-13)

Duración:

120 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Clasificación:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/12 | Taiwan:GP | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:12 | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

2 Entertain

Trivialidades:

The final film role of Ian Richardson.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the stagecoach inn where Jane and Lefroy are having drinks, Jane puts down on the table a nearly full glass of wine. After a couple of cuts, the camera pulls back and she stands to leave; the glass on the table is empty, without her having touched it again.

Quotes:

John Warren: What's a Tahitian-love-fest?
[Henry and Tom smile]

Movie Connections:

Version of Miss Austen Regrets (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Recruiting Officer

Enjoyable Tale

I knew very little about this film before I went to see it - I think the trailer was the sum total of what I had heard. Now, I know very little about Jane Austen or her life so am considering Becoming Jane simply as a film loosely based on/inspired by her life.

The film tells the story of a young woman, Jane, who refuses to marry purely for money and embarks on writing to support herself rather than relying on a husband.

The story is well told, with excellent performances all round (especially Anne Hathaway and the always brilliant James Cromwell). The pace is maybe a little slow at times and Jane herself can be rather annoying and contradictory but that simply shows the flaws of human nature rather than being a criticism of the film per se.

Visually the film was stunning. Brilliant scenery, excellent costumes. All used to great effect to enhance the film without ever becoming overpowering or distracting from the story.

Overall, this was an enjoyable film, if not up there with Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility in my opinion. Well worth a watch (unless you are going to be annoyed by every little inaccuracy) but probably not worth adding to the DVD collection.