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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

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Overview

Director:
Robin Swicord
Writers (WGA):
Robin Swicord (screenplay)
Karen Joy Fowler (book)
Release Date:
5 October 2007 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
You don't have to know the books to be in the club.
Plot:
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Wit's End (From The AV Club. 14 May 2008, 9:37 PM, PDT)
'Desperate Housewives' & 'Ugly Betty' Among GLAAD Award Nominees (From WENN. 22 January 2008)
User Comments:
Jane Austen in California more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Maria Bello ... Jocelyn
Emily Blunt ... Prudie Drummond

Kathy Baker ... Bernadette

Amy Brenneman ... Sylvia Avila

Maggie Grace ... Allegra Avila

Jimmy Smits ... Daniel Avila

Ed Brigadier ... Pastor

Kevin Zegers ... Trey

Marc Blucas ... Dean Drummond

Catherine Schreiber ... Academic Woman

Ned Hosford ... Waiter

Hugh Dancy ... Grigg Harris

Messy Stench ... Girl with Dog Collar
Chris Burket ... Skydive Instructor

Parisa Fitz-Henley ... Corinne
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, brief strong language and some drug use.
Runtime:
Argentina:106 min | USA:106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Trivia:
Each cast member was required to read the said book they had to discuss in the picture. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Prudie confronts her flirting husband in the hotel room, his shirt is unbuttoned but closed as he puts his hands on his hips. In a split second, it flies open, exposing full uncovered chest. more
Quotes:
Sylvia Avila: You want to do what a husband does? You want to fix things? You can't fix this. All that's gone now. more
Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977) more
Soundtrack:
So Sorry more

FAQ

[SPOILER] How does the book club influence the characters' lives?
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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Jane Austen in California, 8 October 2007
8/10
Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York

The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) was directed by Robin Swicord, who also wrote the screenplay. Thanks to movie adaptations--some great, some so-so--Jane Austen has found a wider audience than she could ever have guessed. Now, second-generation books and films are being made about Austen and her novels. "The Jane Austen Book Club" is one of these.

The premise of the film is simple but irresistible. Six Californians decide to get together once a month to discuss each one of Austen's six novels in turn. The group has some cohesiveness--most of the people are friends, and the group includes a mother and her daughter. However, there is a newcomer--a young man--who is not familiar with Austen, but is charming enough, and eager enough, to be accepted because the group lacks a sixth member.

All of the women are in a lesser or greater crisis at some point in the movie, and the film intertwines their problems with the problems faced by Austen's heroines. The parallel is apt enough--the women, like Austen's heroines, are attractive and reasonably comfortable financially. Most of their problems center around love, or lack of love, which, again, follows Austen's plots.

There's a problem with the movie--every one of the main characters is extremely attractive. Surely, there must be some average-appearing women and men in the Sacramento area. One of the actors--Emily Blunt-- is so beautiful that it's hard to believe she's real. It's also hard to believe that she would have married--and would stay with--her insensitive lout of a husband. (I've never seen Blunt in a film before. When I checked her images in Google, she just looked like one more very attractive young actor. In this movie, she's other-worldly.) I would have liked the movie more if some of the characters had the appearance of people you meet in the real world.

The film will work better if you know Jane Austen's novels and characters. However, even if you don't, "The Jane Austen Book Club" is still worth seeing. Incidentally, it's not a chick-flick. I don't see why men would like the movie any less then women. It's a good film for anyone who likes to read and likes to think.

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