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Becoming Jane   2007         PG, 120 min. Genre: Drama / Romance Director: Julian Jarrold   Cast: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith, Joe Anderson, Lucy Cohu, Laurence Fox, Ian Richardson, Anna Maxwell Martin, Leo Bill, Jessica Ashworth, Eleanor Methven, Michael James Ford   In Steventon, Hampshire, during 1795, 20-year-old Jane Austen's (Anne Hathaway) parents (James Cromwell and Julie Walters) are looking for a wealthy aristocrat for Jane to marry and have chosen Mr. Wisley (Laurence Fox). But, Jane is attracted to law student Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy) who has nothing to offer her financially. Now Tom and Jane must make the decision of whether or not to marry for love and risk alienating family and friends. Cast Anne Hathaway Jane Austen James McAvoy Tom Lefroy Julie Walters Mrs. Austen James Cromwell Rev. Austen Maggie Smith Lady Gresham Joe Anderson Henry Austen Lucy Cohu Eliza De Feuillide Laurence Fox Mr. Wisley Ian Richardson Judge Langlois Anna Maxwell Martin Cassandra Austen Leo Bill John Warren Jessica Ashworth Lucy Lefroy Eleanor Methven Mrs. Lefroy Michael James Ford Mr. Lefroy