Becoming Jane [blu-ray dvd] / Miramax Films, Hanway, UK Film Council and Bord Scannán Na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board present in association with 2 Entertain and BBC Films an Ecosse Films production in association with Blueprint Pictures, produced with Scion Films, a Julian Jarrold film ; producers, Graham Broadbent, Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae ; written by Sarah Williams and Kevin Hood ; director, Julian Jarrold.
Blu-ray Disc. Title from container. Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Discovering the real Jane Austen; deleted scenes; "Becoming Jane" pop-up facts & footnotes; audio commentary with director Julian Jarrold, writer Kevin Hood and producer Robert Bernstein.
Summary:
The year is 1795 and the feisty 20-year-old Jane Austen is an emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. As a prospective match for Jane, her parents are eyeing Mr. Wisley. He is the nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire, only to 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.
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