All of Jane Austen's books and novels have been adapted into movies and
television dramas. Many of these movies are now available on DVD. Look below
for our extensive list of Jane Austen movies and DVDs.
Movies based on the life of Jane Austen
Becoming Jane
The most recent film made about Jane
Austen's life was Becoming Jane staring the lovely Ann Hathaway. Ann Hathaway plays Jane in this adaptation
about Jane's life and in particular her friendship with Tom
Lefroy.
Jane Austen was 20
years old in 1795 and was an 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. However when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly
non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, a flame between the two begins. 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. Becoming Jane [Blu-ray]
Biography Jane Austen
This documentary was
well researched and presented Miss Austen as a three dimensional human being. I
enjoyed getting to know her through letters and family stories. Highly
recommended to students and book lovers of all ages. Biography - Jane Austen
Movies of Jane Austen's novels
Looking at the long list of movies made for cinema and television
(TV) and all of these are available on DVD, Jane Austen's novels, must be amongst some of the most regularly adapted
set of books in the world.
Quote from
Mansfield Park
I pay very little regard...to what any young person
says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for
it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.
Northanger
Abbey - buy
Sense
and Sensibility - buy
Pride
& Prejudice - buy
- Pride & Prejudice (2005 film), starring Keira Knightley and
Matthew Macfadyen.
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Pride
& Prejudice
- Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy (2003), a modern-day
independent film adaptation.
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Pride
& Prejudice (2003)
- Bride & Prejudice (2004 film), a Bollywood adaptation, this is
very funny
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Bride
and Prejudice
- Pride and Prejudice (1996 TV), BBC TV series starring Jennifer Ehle
and Colin Firth. This is the most popular adaptation of the book. Pride
and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)
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- Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV) (1980), BBC TV series starring
Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul. Pride
and Prejudice (BBC, 1980)
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- Pride and Prejudice (1952 TV), starring Ann Baskett and Peter
Cushing.
- Pride and Prejudice (1940 film), starring Greer Garson and Laurence
Olivier. Pride
and Prejudice
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Mansfield
Park - buy
- Mansfield Park (2007 TV drama), directed by Iain B. MacDonald,
staring Billie Piper. Masterpiece Theatre: Mansfield Park
- Mansfield Park (1999 film), directed by Canadia Patricia Rozema,
and starring Frances O'Connor, Embeth Davidtz, Sheila Gish and Harold Pinter.
Mansfield
Park (1999)
- Mansfield Park (1983 TV serial), starring Sylvestra Le Touzel,
Nicholas Farrell, and Anna Massey. Mansfield
Park (BBC, 1983)
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Emma
- buy
- Emma (1996 film), directed by Douglas MacGrath and starring Gwyneth
Paltrow and Jeremy Northam. Emma
(1996)
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- Emma (1997 TV), starring Kate Beckinsale. Emma
(A&E, 1997)
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- Emma (1972 TV), starring Doran Godwin. Emma
(BBC, 1972)
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- Emma (1960 TV), starring Diana Fairfax.
- Emma (1948 film), starring Judy Campbell.
Persuasion
- buy
- Persuasion (2007 TV), staring Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones,
Anthony Stewart Head, and Julia Davis. Persuasion
- Persuasion (1995 film), starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds. Persuasion
(1995)
- Persuasion (1971 TV), starring Anne Firbank and Bryan Marshall. Persuasion
(BBC, 1971)
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- Persuasion (1960 TV), starring Daphne Slater and Paul Daneman.
Films Based on Jane Austen's Novels or with a Jane
Austen feel
Related Links: Novels by
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Overview, Pride and Prejudice
Review, Pride and Prejudice
Quotes, Bride and Prejudice, Who is Jane Austen?
Timeline of Jane Austen's works,
Regency Period,
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