Beautifully shot and graced with a splendid performance by Olivia Williams, Jane Austen biopic Miss Austen Regrets focuses on a relatively narrow window in the author's life and is based on the writer's surviving correspondence to her sister Cassandra, and her idolizing niece Fanny, who dreams of finding the sort of swoon-inducing romance that Aunt Jane has immortalized in her novels. It zeroes in on Austen nearing her 40th birthday -- never married and struggling financially, along with her family. The narrative also introduces a trio of Jane's former suitors, among them a since-married reverend, who has clearly never gotten over her.
Director:
Jeremy Lovering
Year:
2008
Country:
UK
Cast:
Olivia Williams, Samuel Roukin, Greta Scacchi
Classification:
M