The Real Jane Austen

Name: The Real Jane Austen
Director: Nicky Pattison
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2002-12-30
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Anna Chancellor, Gillian Kearney, John Standing, Phyllis Logan, Lucy Cohu

8.5(2)20021h 0mEN

Directed by Nicky Pattison

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.