The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-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, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. 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 – 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.
Release Date: 10 August 2007Runtime: 120 min
Stars:
- Anna Maxwell Martin
- Anne Hathaway
- Eleanor Methven
- Ian Richardson
- James Cromwell
- James McAvoy
- Jessica Ashworth
- Joe Anderson
- Julie Walters
- Laurence Fox
- Leo Bill
- Lucy Cohu
- Maggie Smith
- Michael James Ford
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Director: Julian Jarrold
