Jane Austen Wrecked my Life

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen has inspired some of our favorite movies.  

There are the faithful adaptations: Oscar-nominated PRIDE & PREJUDICE, Oscar-winning SENSE & SENSIBILITY.  

You also have more fanciful adaptations like the EMMA-inspired CLUELESS.

And then you have the Jane Austen “adjacent” films like THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, the hilarious AUSTENLAND, and a personal favorite – COLD COMFORT FARM.

Laura Piani’s JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE is squarely in this last category. And it is a most welcome addition to the club.

A beguiling Camille Rutherford stars as a desperately single Parisian bookseller, who feels that she has lost her chance at love. But when she is invited to participate in a writer’s retreat in England, she finds herself tossed into an Austen-esque situation, juggling the affection of two suitors, and trying to find a way to stay true to herself.

A hit at the Toronto International Film Festival, JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE is now opening in theatres across the US.

Join us for a discussion with the film’s writer and director, Laura Piani, on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, starting now… 

Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman, who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. While she dreams of being a successful writer, and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writers block. When Agathe’s best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment…and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle. Agathe must let go of her insecurities to decide what she really wants for herself, and to achieve her romantic and professional dreams.