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 ...

Great novels, like so many French movies, set unrealistic expectations for mere mortals. Laura Piani’s splendid debut balances reality with the effervescent charm of vintage swooners. Blocked in both ...

In celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday this year, the West Newton Cinema hosted “Behind the Screen: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” a film screening followed by a panel discussion, on Oct. 5.

Since then, there has been a rush of them – a fact which will be explored in a special talk for this year's Chichester International Film Festival at the Chichester Cinema 250 years after Austen’s ...

As Agathe Robinson moved through the shelves of the famed Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, where she works, she can feel both grateful for all the voices of writers who surround her, but ...

France is keeping the tradition of the romantic comedy alive with Jane Austen Wrecked My Lif e—aka Jane Austen a gâché ma vie, in French— a new, modern French rom-com that captures the spirit of Jane ...

Stepping into the Mr. Darcy-inspired role of Oliver is actor Charlie Anson. Agathe and Oliver get off to a shaky start as the car Oliver comes with to pick Agathe up in breaks down in the middle of ...

Jane Austen has touched multiple generations of women; that's an undeniable fact. From searching for their ideal Mr. Darcy to avoiding the Wickhams and Mr. Collinses of the world, her stories have ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to French writer-director Laura Piani about her new movie, a romantic comedy titled "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life." As Agathe Robinson moved through the shelves of the famed ...