JaneAustenremainsoneofthegreatestwritersofalltime.Almosttwohundredyearsafterherdeath,hernovelssuchas“PrideandPrejudice”and“MansfieldPark”continuetoentrancegenerationsofreaderstheworldover.ThisfilmshattersanyassumptionthatAustenherselflivedtheelegantRegencylifeofherfinanciallycomfortableheroineswhoultimatelyfindtheirtrueloveaaa
　　InsteaditrevealstherealJaneAustenaspartofstrataofRegencysocietymuchcruellerinitstreatmentofwomenandharsherinitseconomicrealitiesthanhernovelsandtheircurrenttelevisionadaptationsconvey.Anditdiscoversawomanmoretragicinherownpersonallovelifewhodoesnotenjoythe“happyending”thatshebestowsuponherownfemalecharacters.
　　Throughreadingsanddramaticreconstructions,TheRealJaneAustenpiecestogethertherealityofAusten’sexistencehermodestupbringinginHampshireasoneofsevenchildrenofaclergyman;herdisappointmentinlove;andthefamily’spovertyfollowingthedeathofherfather.
　　ThroughherwritingJanefoundfinancialindependencewithouthavingtomarry.TragicallyonlyfouryearslaterinJuly1817whilewriting“Persuasion”JaneAustendied.
　　FilmedinlocationsassociatedwithAustenincludingJane’sbirthplaceofSteventonandherlaterhomeinChawton,andillustratedwithextractsfromfilmandtelevisionadaptationsofAusten’swork,TheRealAustenpaintsavividportraitofoneofthegreatesttalentsinEnglishliterature.

故事发生在风景秀丽的托斯卡纳乡下，特修斯公爵正在积极的准备着自己即将到来的婚礼。在这样一个充满了幸福和快乐的氛围里，传来了不和谐的争吵之声，原来，伊吉斯的女儿郝米亚（泰莎·波纳姆·琼斯 Tessa Bonham Jones 饰）不愿嫁给与她门当户对的贵族迪米特吕斯，因为她爱上了默默无闻的青年莱桑德（奥利弗·克里斯 Oliver Chris 饰）。
　　德高望重的特修斯公爵命令郝米亚听从父亲的命令，郝米亚的好友海伦娜也极力的劝说着倔强的郝米亚。悲痛中，郝米亚决定和爱人私奔，迪米特吕斯和海伦娜紧随其后，四人先后进入了幽暗的森林之中，在森林里，不仅有正在排练的表演团，还住着拥有神奇法术的仙王和仙后