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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936731927
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: MIRAMAX
Manufacturer: MIRAMAX
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MIRAMAX
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 298
Studio: MIRAMAX
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 2007
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
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.System Requirements:Running Time: 120 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: PG UPC: 786936731927 Manufacturer No: 05410400
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Like Molière, which was released in theaters around the same time, Becoming Jane isn't a conventional biopic. Instead, Julian Jarrold (White Teeth) expands on events from Jane Austen's life that may have shaped her fiction. To his credit, he doesn't stray too far from the facts. In 1795, 20-year-old Jane (Anne Hathaway with believable British accent) is an aspiring author. Her parents (Julie Walters and James Cromwell) married for love, and money is tight. They hope to see their youngest daughter make a more lucrative match, and there's a besotted local, Mr. Wisley (Laurence Fox, son of actor James Fox), who would be happy to oblige. Unfortunately, Jane isn't interested. Then, she meets brash law student Tom (The Last King of Scotland's James McAvoy), while he's staying with relatives in rural Hampshire. As in many Austen novels, it isn't love at first sight--but rather irritation. Just as affection begins to bloom, Tom has to return to London, and Wisley, whose financial prospects are superior, proposes. To complicate matters, Tom's uncle (Ian Richardson in his final performance) disapproves of the outspoken young lady just as much as Wisley's aunt (Maggie Smith, lending the proceedings some subtle humor). Had Austen penned the script, Tom and Wisley would be combined into one person, but life doesn't work that way--and nor does Becoming Jane. Though Jarrold's effort may not be as swoon-worthy as Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice, it remains true to the spirit of the author's work. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Movie Buff
Good Movie if you like "the good old days in England", if not I doubt it would get more than a 3.
Rating:  - Not terrible, but not engaging.
Very mixed feelings about "Becoming Jane". The script sucked. Everything else was fantastic. But without a good plot...what can one expect the actors to do, no matter how good they are?
The script has its moments, like a light bulb sparking before dying out, but there was a lot more dying than sparking and it's not certain resuscitation or defibrillation would help. (Why DOES Jane have to have had her heart broken in order to write about love? How many people has Clancy killed?) ... Read More
Rating: - Sure to please Jane Austen fans
Jane Austen was a woman ahead of her time. She was independent and chose to work as an author, an unheard of concept at the time. Her own life revolved around the necessity of finding "a suitable match" which would assure her financial future, just as the characters in her book. It is easy to see the parallel between her own life as the daughter of parents with limited means, and many of the characters in her books. Anne Hathaway does a good job of portraying the unconventional Jane, and James ... Read More
Rating: - I glad I watched it !
I like reading and watching movie regarding this genre so It was an automatic hit for me. My husband sat through the movie and said he was glad he watched it. We both than googled Jane's history and found that some of the story was hollywood but you did get the feel of what it was like for female writer in that time of history.
It rated PG - one small bare bottom shot and some men boxing but nothing too violent.
Rating:  - Pretty to look at, but the whole story feels very forced
"Becoming Jane" is a so-so film that depicts events which may have shaped the life of author Jane Austen (played by Anne Hathaway). In the movie, Jane's parents (James Cromwell and Julie Walters) are anxious for their daughter to marry, but no one is able to meet Jane's high standards. When Tom (James McAvoy), a brash Irish law student, arrives in town, Jane is instantly irritated by his very presence, à la Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. However, annoyance quickly blossoms into affection, but unfortunately ... Read More
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