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Pride and Prejudice (2005)
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Bridget Jones' Diary
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A Reel Life film section
Issue: Autumn 2007
Becoming Jane movie review
Life History Rewritten
"A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can." - Jane Austen
Jane Austen wrote a handful of books about the British middle class of her time; books that have become an integral part of the British culture. Her own life, like that of her heroines, was trammelled by the restrictions on female behaviour. If someone walked in on her, she would hide her scribblings from view like a guilty secret.
Becoming Jane denies the importance of Jane Austen. By misrepresenting her experiences and denying the prejudices that she quietly struggled against, Becoming Jane strips Austen of any heroism.
Movie poster, Becoming Jane; Festivale film review
The history of women in European society is a shameful one, and all the finger-pointing at other societies will no obscure the continuing pressures to prevent women from 'competing against men'. The great sin.
Films such as this one have their own shame, by presenting a false view of what women surmounted, they attack the history of women and denigrate the gains that some women died for.
An opportunistic, disrespectful and damaging film.
There are three modern types of lies: Lies, Damned Lies and Biopics.
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Just the facts:Title: Becoming Jane(2007) The Players: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith, Ian Richardson, Official website: IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. |
Published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
Filed: 1-Mar-2007