The Real Jane Austen (2002)

Name: The Real Jane Austen
Director: Nicky Pattison
Released: 2002-12-30
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Anna Chancellor, Gillian Kearney, John Standing, Phyllis Logan, Lucy Cohu

DocumentaryDrama

60 min

Plot Summary

Drama-documentary exploring the life of Jane Austen. Actor Anna Chancellor, a distant relative of Jane Austen, discovers the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. Location shots of her homes in Steventon and Chawton and extracts from adaptations of her work are also featured.