Poem Written by Jane Austen Goes on Display at Winchester Cathedral

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’, ‘The Last Rodeo’, ‘Friendship’ Counterprogram ‘Lilo & Stitch’ & ‘Mission: Impossible’ Holiday Weekend – Specialty Preview

Sony Pictures Classics is out with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life in limited release, Angel Studios’ The Last Rodeo opens wide and A24’s Friendship added screens with few new indies braving the double whammy oflive action Lilo & Stitch and Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning. The former may have set a Disney record for Memorial […]

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Is From a Different Century

Set in England and France, Laura Piani’s delightful film ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ is the kind of atmospheric romantic comedy we don’t see much of anymore.

An author for all seasons

Add Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius to your watchlistSeptember 1995, and two brokenhearted young women (alas, I was one) sat down to watch episode four of that autumn’s big TV event. We had already found surprising comfort in Andrew Davies’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with its familiar bonnets and bons mots, but then it happened. I need not say what, only that my friend fell off the sofa and I shrieked, both our hearts instantly mended (we …

Poem written by Jane Austen goes on display at Winchester Cathedral

A poem written by Jane Austen in her own hand is now on display at Winchester Cathedral, offering visitors a rare opportunity to view an original manuscript by one of England’s most beloved authors.

Despite an anecdotal scenario, Laura Piani's first film does not lack originality and romanticism.

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - Spectrum Culture

French screenplay writer Laura Piani’s directorial debut Jane Austen Wrecked My Life has a problem, but many rom-coms have the same issue. That is, to create romantic intrigue, conflict and resolution in a tight hour and a half block. Though the French film is endearing and often funny with likable characters, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life doesn’t quite pack the late-game punches necessary for the film to transcend being ordinary and forgettable. …