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I saw this film at a sneak preview on Tuesday and I loved it. I'm a Jane fan, love the books - old (P&P,Persuasion,etc) and new (Bridget, Bar Sinister, etc).
I can tell historical fiction when I see it, and I know she never married and died kind of young, I knew how this was going to end. The fun in this movie is seeing how the writers offered up ideas on where she got her own story inspirations. The plot twists, the shady behavior of some characters, the silliness, the two sidedness of some people, - all probably completely made up, but they were all a complete nod to Jane's style. Plus, the story goes just a bit beyond the veil that Jane would not have allowed in her books.
This movie is for her fans. We know it's make believe. It's a salute to her, and I'm all for that.
