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Character: Tom Lefroy Release Date: August 10, 2007 Director: Julian Jarrold Written By: Kevin Hood, Sarah Williams Tagline: "A woman especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can." -Jane Austen Genre: Biography / Drama / Romance MPAA Rating: PG More Cast Anne Hathaway ... Jane Austen 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 'Cassie' Austen Leo Bill ... John Warren Jessica Ashworth ... Lucy Lefroy Eleanor Methven ... Mrs. Lefroy Michael James Ford ... Mr. Lefroy Tom Vaughan-Lawlor ... Robert Fowle James's Character James plays Tom Lefroy, an Irish man who comes upon author Jane Austen in the woods and they start a romance. Of course, if you're aware of Miss Austen's life ... I won't say anymore :P Plot The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-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, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, 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. Pictures Click on the pictures to view more in our gallery: Quotes Tom Lefroy: How can you, of all people, dispose of yourself without affection? Jane Austen: How can I dispose of myself with it? Tom Lefroy: What value will there ever be in life, if we aren't together? Tom Lefroy: If you wish to practice the art of fiction, to be considered the equal of a masculine author, then your horizons must be... widened. Tom Lefroy: A metropolitan mind may be less susceptible to extended juvenile self-regard. Tom Lefroy: Good God. There's writing on both sides of those pages. Trivia Kate Winslet, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley were also considered for the role of Jane Austen. Anne Hathaway learned to play the piano and worked with a dialect coach for the preparation of this movie. Up to 300 extras were used in the ballroom scene which was visited by John O'Donoghue, the Irish Minister for the Arts. The final film role of Ian Richardson. The yellow muslin gown with white ruffle at the neckline that Jessica Ashworth as Lucy Lefroy wears is the same gown worn by Carey Mulligan as Kitty Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005). Mulligan wears it in the scene at Longbourn when Mr. Gardiner's letter arrives. The pink patterned muslin gown Anna Maxwell Martin as Cassandra wears during the engagement party scene is the same gown worn by Carey Mulligan in Pride & Prejudice (2005). Mulligan wears it during the scene in which the younger Bennet sisters visit Netherfield Hall to check on the progress of Jane Bennet, who is ill. The white muslin frock with red patterned overdress worn by Eleanor Methven as Mrs. Lefroy is the same one Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Bennet wears in Pride & Prejudice (2005) in the Meryton scene when the Bennets learn that Mr. Bingley has returned to Netherfield Hall. > imdb > Official Site