Her own life is her greatest inspiration.

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.

Cast

Anne Hathaway

Jane Austen

James McAvoy

Tom Lefroy

Julie Walters

Mrs. Austen

James Cromwell

Mr. Austen

Maggie Smith

Lady Gresham

Joe Anderson

Henry Austen

Lucy Cohu

Eliza de Feuillide

Laurence Fox

Mr. Wisley

Ian Richardson

Richter Langlois

Anna Maxwell Martin

Cassandra Austen

Leo Bill

John Warren

Jessica Ashworth

Lucy Lefroy

Michael James Ford

Mr. Lefroy

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Robert Fowle

Chris McHallem

Mr. Curtis

Helen McCrory

Mrs. Radcliffe

Michael Patric

Don Dogarty

Elaine Murphy

Jenny

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Tom Maguire

Miscreant