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Becoming Jane

Jane Austen (ANNE HATHAWAY) believes in love. Her parents (JULIE WALTERS and JAMES CROMWELL) want her to marry for money and in 1795 England that was the way of the world for a young woman. But when the 20-year-old meets the dashing young Irishman, Tom Lefroy (JAMES MCAVOY), his intellect and arrogance ignite Jane's curiosity and her world spins head-over-heels.

Can Jane afford to spurn the offer of Lady Gresham's (MAGGIE SMITH) nephew, defy the authority of her parents and fly in the face of social convention? In BECOMING JANE, a young lady on the first rung of literary greatness risks a romance that was to shape her life and her work.

'Affection is desirable, money is absolutely indispensable.'
'This really is McAvoy and Hathaway's movie, the pair boasting a chemistry that fizzes from their first encounter... A charming, intriguing biopic, given extra depth and sparkle by attractive performances from its superior cast...' Empire

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'Becoming Jane is beautiful and elegiac...' Tatler

'...it's terrific... A warm, charming, bittersweet romance - destined to make a thousand dates...' Total Film

'...Hathaway is great, James McAvoy is charming as ever...' Cosmopolitan

'...beautiful...' Harper's Bazaar

...It seems the devil now wears petticoats...' Marie Claire

'...gloriously enchanting...' Daily Mail

'You absolutely must not miss this bright, funny, romantic, heart-breaking triumph.' Grazia Magazine

'Elegant and superbly acted... the period drama of the year.' GLAMOUR: Mark Eccleston

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• Husbands and Lovers clip
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• Tom Boxing clip
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• "Guilty of independent thought" clip
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• Becoming Jane - Premiere Footage
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