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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

Jane Austen a gâché ma vie

Poster

DIRECTED BY:
Laura Piani

STARRING:
CAMILLE RUTHERFORD
PABLO PAULY
CHARLIE ANSON
LIZ CROWTHER
ANNABELLE LENGRONNE

COMEDY, ROMANCE / FRANCE / 2024 / 94 MINS / CTC

FRENCH, ENGLISH

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a delightful journey of self-discovery, between reason and feeling, Paris, and a cosy retreat for young authors, surrounded by greenery.

- TÉLÉRAMA

Agathe (Camille Rutherford) lives the rom-com dream: she works in the famous Shakespeare & Co bilingual bookstore where customers leave love letters on the mirror quoting Tolstoy, and there’s undeniable chemistry with her colleague, Félix (Pablo Pauly, Murder Party, AF FFF24). Beneath the glossy Notting Hill facade, however, she’s an unpublished romance author battling writer’s block, living with her sister and nephew. More akin to Persuasion’s Anne, a perpetual wallflower, than Pride and Prejudice’s confident Elizabeth, Agathe struggles to find her voice.

That all changes when Agathe is invited to a Jane Austen Residency in England. Spending two weeks in a manor full of creative nooks and wandering through forests and glades, Agathe struggles daily with imposter syndrome. That is, until she starts to become acquainted with the handsome yet prickly Oliver Lowe (Charlie Anson, Downton Abbey), Jane Austen’s living descendant. Grappling with her demons and her heart, Agathe must decide between what she’s always known, and something – or someone – new.

This romantic comedy-drama from writer-director Laura Piani is a touching love letter to the Regency author who still shapes our conversations on love today. Wry, subtle, and with a big heart, JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE asks, would you write the end to your own love story if you could?

CinéWine - Sneak Preview - Jane Austen Wrecked my Life - Thursday 17 April

6:15 PM
Thu 17 Apr
Palace Nova Eastend

Desperately single, Agathe is lost in a sentimental, fantasy world searching for love worthy of a Jane Austen heroine. Dreaming of becoming a writer, she instead spends her time working at the legendary British bookshop, Shakespeare & Co. in Paris with her charismatic best friend. When invited to a Jane Austen Writers Residence in England, she must now finally fulfil her ambition of becoming a novelist, with a healthy dose of romantic drama to help. Sparkle with bubbles before being swept away by this quirky, charming French take on the greatest English writer of the Regency period!

Before the screening, join us for a lively Q&A with Dr. Gillian Dooley, Austen scholar and author, and Professor Amy Matthews, award-winning novelist and lecturer at Flinders University, as they explore Austen’s enduring influence on literature, love, and the modern imagination.

6pm: Arrival with sparkling and a macaron
6.15pm Q&A
6.30pm: Jane Austen Wrecked my Life

Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas

Sponsors for the night

Tickets: 
Alliance Française & Palace members: $32
Non-members: $37



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