Many film fans are starved for romantic stories right now, so when a sophisticated romantic comedy comes along, it’s a welcome balm in tough times. French writer Laura Piani had been churning out dark ...

Camille Rutherford stars in "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) --Camille Rutherford says her new movie Jane Austen ...

Camille Rutherford stars as a would-be romance writer who works at a Paris bookstore in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. (Sony Pictures Classics) On the stock exchange of literary acclaim, reputations ...

If you’re somebody who dabbles in the creative side of things, you’re often inspired by the greats who came before you. Sometimes you may be such a huge fan of somebody’s work that they inspire your ...

Agathe’s life is stagnant. She bikes to work at a bookshop. She tries to write. She tries to forget about the accident. She has no lover and no prospects — until she is invited to the Jane Austen ...

Writing great sister acts (think the Bennett siblings of Pride and Prejudice, the Dashwoods of Sense and Sensibility) came naturally to Jane Austen. Or so we gather from Miss Austen, a poignant ...

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 ruined by ...

As we celebrate 250 years since her birth, the legacy of the British author is more alive than ever among new generations, ...

KCRW, Film Independent, and Sony Pictures Classics invite you to an advance screening of Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, followed by a conversation with Writer/Director Laura Piani and Lead Actor Camille ...

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit. 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake ...

On the stock exchange of literary acclaim, reputations rise, fall, go bust and sometimes rise again. These days, few writers have a higher valuation than Jane Austen, who's gone from being merely a ...