The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) is a feisty twenty-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 (Laurence Fox), nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham (Dame Maggie Smith), as a prospective match.
But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), 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.
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Becoming Jane
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Hole in the Wall
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Henry Purcell:
Writer
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Deh vieni, non tardar
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Writer
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In Airy Dreams
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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The Recruiting Officer
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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The Irishman
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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Why Tarries My Love?
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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Ma chère amie
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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The Wedding Day
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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Nobody Loves Like An Irishman
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Jessica Ashworth:
Performer
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First Impressions
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Hampshire
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Bond Street Airs
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Basingstoke Assembly
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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A Game of Cricket
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Selbourne Wood
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Lady Gresham
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Advice from a Young Lady
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Laverton Fair
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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To the Ball
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Rose Garden
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Mrs. Radcliffe
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Goodbye Mr. Iefroy
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Distant Lives
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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The Messenger
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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An Adoring Heart
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Runaways
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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A Letter from Limerick
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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The Loss of Yours
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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To Be Apart
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Non vieni del tardar (from "Le Nozze di Figaro")
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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Twenty Years Later
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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A Last Reading
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Adrian Johnston:
Performer
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