Anne Hathaway - Becoming Jane

• Directed by: Julian Jarrold
• Written by: Kevin Hood, Sarah Williams
• Produced by: Graham Broadbent, Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae
• Starring: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith
• Cinematography: Eigil Bryld
• Edited by: Emma E. Hickox
• Music by: Adrian Johnston
• Production companies: Miramax Films, Ecosse Films, Blueprint Pictures, Scion Pictures, 2 Entertain, BBC Films, Bord Scannán na hÉireann, HanWay Films
• Distributed by: Buena Vista International
• Release date: 9 March 2007
• Running time: 120 minutes

The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) is a feisty twenty-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable, marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley (Laurence Fox), nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham (Dame Maggie Smith), as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire, then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends, and fortune.

AWARDS

• Heartland Film Festival x1
• People's Choice Awards x1