Becoming Jane Anne Hathaway
by Professional Portal ☀️: Anne Hathaway
The film "Becoming Jane" (2007), featuring Anne Hathaway as a fictionalized version of Jane Austen, continues to resonate with audiences more than ten years after its release. One of its most poignant lines is "Nothing destroys the spirit like poverty." The tragedy of Austen's real life , that she never married, while the man she loved later named his daughter after her , adds to the emotional weight. #AnneHathaway
Transcript (en)
I will not marry without affection, like my mother. And now I have to dig my own damn potatoes! Would you rather be a poor old maid? Ridiculous, despised, the butt of jokes, the legitimate sport of any village lout with a stone and an impudent tongue? Affection is desirable. Money is absolutely indispensable. It could give you a splendid home. It is true, so far he is not impressed, is he? A booby. He should grow out of that. Nothing destroys spirits. I love it.
