Hathaway’s hardships in Becoming Jane

Anne says that “Becoming Jane” was a movie that definitely tested her ability as an actress.  She said it was a nightmare shooting the film.  She struggled continuously with her accent while playing the lead role of Jane Austen, the British writer whose life is portrayed in this film.  While filming in a cold Irish climate, Anne said, “There were certain days when we were filming in Ireland and it was so cold, and you’re trying not to freeze to death and of course I’m trying to do the accent.  It’s so cold it makes you very tight which can make your voice sound higher.”  And it was always raining at the set, contributing more to the brunette’s woes.

Anne also admitted that her intonation was so poor that most of her dialogue had to be re-recorded.  “I started to sound a bit too much like myself and not at all like Jane.  After all that accent work, about 80 percent of the dialogue in the film was unusable.  I had to go to England to re-record it all,” the actress said.  She was terrified of portraying the legendary British writer and was very determined to impress the critics who will surely scrutinize her performance when the movie is released.  She was so exhausted after filming the movie and she recalls, “This was my first big accent undertaking.  The pressure of playing someone so beloved and of whom people are so fiercely protective was nerve-wracking.  I’ve never been so exhausted as when I finished this movie.  It took me about two months to regain my strength.”