Becoming Jane (2007)

The evolution of Joe Anderson (20 movies items)

"character: Henry Austen "

Famous People vs. the Actors Who Played Them (115 movies items)

"Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen (an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics) suggested by MihaM"

My Movie Diary: 2/13 (status: closed) (65 movies items)

"2/3/13 Well, this cinematic biography of the inimitable Ms. Jane Austin proved a bit hard to 'get into' for me. In fits and starts I was interested and then bored and then interested again. So it went for the majority of the film. I would call it a bit pretentious if it were not for the fact...that it is, indeed, based on fact. Now, the acting is superb, especially from lead Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy, yet it is not with the acting that I found fault, as it were. It languished in period s"

2012 At the Movies *The Final Cut*(Español) (75 movies items)

" AMOR VERDADERO True Love September 15 Me enamore de James McAvoy! Hermosas esas escenas con Anne Hatthaway, mezcla de amor juvenil e imposible. Muy linda película, para verla sabiendo que es una pelicula biografica y que esas no siempre tienen final feliz. "

An average movie

“I have to confess, even though I have a master degree in English, I have never read any books written by Jane Austen (I know, it is pretty bad…). I have seen a couple of movie adaptations, some good, some rather boring, and I came to the conclusion I’m not a really a fan of her stories. So, I might not be the right audience for this movie but I still wanted to give it a try. First of all, it was rather interesting that the makers wanted to tell her life story as if it would have taken place like in one of her novels. There is a good chance that it happened really differently in reality but accuracy was not the point with this movie. Anyway, I thought it was rather well made but it was still rather tedious to watch.

Becoming Elizabeth

“{To begin with, a few comments which are, petty, and, in a sense.... inappropriate. That is: that the summary blurb informs me that Miss Austen is a "late 17th century" author. I was unaware; I shall need to inform Queen Victoria, the next time that we sit down to tea. Also, I was equally unaware that Derbyshire is somewhere within Hiberno-Scotland, as you might think, from.... I don't know. Something.... *sighs* Remember, the dreaded Saxons dwell in the valley-- they do not climb under and over mountains in the way that your coal-miners do.... And I know how foolish it is, in a sense, to bring up John at a time like this, but, since I know how much I've done to grieve John, (and Jason), just as much as *Jane*, I don't know.... sometimes, I just want to wander, "down into the valley, In Ju” read more

The Evolution of Anne Hathaway (29 movies items)

"As Jane Austen "