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Masterpiece on PBS‘s latest foray in the romantic world of the Regency era brings us Jane Austen with a twist: Miss Austen delves into the mysteries surrounding the real life author herself.
Romantic comedies are a dime a dozen. And Romantic comedies inspired by Jane Austen are even more common. In Laura Piani's directorial debut, she boldly takes on modernizing Austen and manages to ...
A new take on Jane Austen is in theaters this month, contending with both the author and her work. The French rom-com “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” from writer/director Laura Piani ...
Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ...
Masterpiece on PBS‘s latest foray in the world of Regency drama is Miss Austen, an adaptation of the Gill Hornby novel of the same name. Masterpiece mainstay Keeley Hawes stars in the four-part ...
No wonder she’s so wild about Jane Austen. But, despite the title of Laura Piani’s fresh romantic comedy “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” the heroine of this story isn’t totally at the ...
But he secretly submits it to a Jane Austen-themed writing residency across the English Channel. Agathe is full of doubt. “You’ve just got imposter syndrome,” Félix tells her. “No, I don’t. I’m a ...
Piani has constructed a rare gem in “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” which manages to be literary without being pretentious. Its title is cheekily hyperbolic but has some truth to it as well.
The latest episode of Masterpiece’s Miss Austen introduces viewers to Henry Hobday. Portrayed by Max Irons, Hobday is a thoughtful gentleman with a keen interest in science and philosophy ...
With one wet white shirt and a ton of screen-leaping lust, Jane Austen became properly, memorably hot. If that was a singularly steamy moment in the history of Austen adaptations on screen ...