Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2006.

Special features: Deleted scenes (20 min.); Audio commentary [optional audio feature]; Discovering the real Jane Austen [featurette] (17 min.); "Becoming Jane" Pop-up facts & footnotes [interactive features]; Sneak peeks (16 min.).

Director of photography, Eigil Bryld ; editor, Emma E. Hickox ; music by Adrian Johnston ; production designer, Eve Stewart ; costume designer, Eimer ní Mhaoldomhnaigh ; hair and makeup designer, Veronica Brebner.

Anne Hathaway (Jane Austen), James McAvoy (Tom Lefroy), Julie Walters (Mrs. Austen), James Cromwell (Reverend Austen), Maggie Smith (Lady Gresham), Anna Maxwell Martin (Cassandra Austen), Lucy Cohu (Eliza De Feuillide), Laurence Fox (Mr. Wisley), Ian Richardson (Judge Langlois), Joe Anderson (Henry Austen), Leo Bill (John Warren), and Helen McCrory (Mrs. Radcliffe).

The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also disagrees with the match. As a result of this, Thomas tries to convince Jane to runaway with him. Instead, Jane stays with her family and ends her affair with Lefroy. She begins to write some of her greatest works of all time. Lefroy becomes the inspiration for Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice.

MPAA rating: PG; for brief nudity and mild language.

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.

In English or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.