Whether it beSense and Sensibility,Pride and Prejudice,Mansfield Park, or any of the other numerous titles from her extensive catalogue, authorJane Austenhas time and time again given us impossible standards to look to for love.
Even though her books came out more than 200 years ago, Austens writings continue to captivate us in a way that other genre authors have been unable to do.
And, if you ask the Austen fan in your life about what theyre looking for in a romantic partner, its likely theyll name at least one or two traits held by the characters in the writers books.
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But, if you were to ask the main character inLaura Pianis feature-length debut,Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, you might get more than an ear-full, as the film centers around one womans dating plight that eventually turns into something straight out of an Austen storyline.
Today, Sony Pictures Classics has shared the terrific news that audiences can finally expect to see the eagerly-awaited title when it arrives in cinemas on May 16.
The newest movieabout an Austen-obsessed fan,Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,follows its main character, Agathe (Camille Rutherford,Anatomy of a Fall), a young woman who is living out her dream working as a clerk at the Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris.
Her job is the closest she thought shed ever get to rubbing elbows with the legendary romance author, and she finds plenty of inspiration from the stacks for her own journey as an aspiring wordsmith.
Still, when she leaves at night, she goes home to an empty flat and longs for a love like shes read about in Austens beloved titles.
Her luck soon changes after shes invited to the Jane Austen Writers Residency in England, where she finds herself tossed into a love triangle fit for the pages of her own book.
Meet the Main Players Involved In Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Check out the trailer forJane Austen Wrecked My Lifeabove and see it in theaters on May 16.
