Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
Director(s): Julian Jarrold
Writer(s): Kevin Hood, Sarah Williams
Producer(s): Graham Broadbent, Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, James Flynn, Morgan O'Sullivan, James Saynor
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Filipe Manuel Neto
**Romanticizing Jane.** Jane Austen was a nonconformist. She was the seventh child of an Anglican priest and belonged to what we might now call the middle class. She had many books at home, and bot...
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