Jon Hunter Spence's 2003 biography was adapted into a British-Irish biographical romantic drama directed by who?
Jon Hunter Spence Jon Hunter Spence (July 30, 1945 – June 20, 2011) was a Jane Austen scholar of international standing. His 2003 biography, "Becoming Jane Austen", was adapted into a feature film starring Anne Hathaway in 2007.
Mary Queen of Scots (2013 film) Mary Queen of Scots is a 2013 Swiss period drama directed by Thomas Imbach. It is his first film in English and French language starring the bilingual French actress Camille Rutherford. The film portrays the inner life of Mary, the Queen of Scotland. The film is based on Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig's 1935 biography, Mary Stuart, a long-term bestseller in Germany and France but out of print in the UK and the US for decades until 2010. The film was first screened at the 2013 International Film Festival Locarno and was later shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.