Rent Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2024)
3.4 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- Aspiring French novelist, Agathe (Camille Rutherford), dreams of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel. Instead she finds herself stuck in desperate singlehood, working in the legendary British bookshop in Paris, 'Shakespeare & Co.', rather than pursuing her own writing ambitions. But then an unexpected invitation to the Jane Austen Writers' 'Residency in England' arrives. An eye-opening experience, in part thanks to her eccentric co-residents, Agathe is encouraged to confront her insecurities and explore her true romantic, sexual and creative nature. It's time to stop wasting her sentimental life and take control - over both her writing aspirations, and her very own love story.
- Actors:
- Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Annabelle Lengronne, Liz Crowther, Alan Fairbairn, Lola Peploe, Alice Butaud, Roman Angel, Laurence Pierre, Alyzée Soudet, Rodrigue Pouvin, Nina Hédin, Frederick Wiseman, Pierre-François Garel
- Directors:
- Laura Piani
- Producers:
- Gabrielle Dumon
- Writers:
- Laura Piani
- Aka:
- Jane Austen Hayatımı Mahvetti / Jane Austen a gâché ma vie
- Studio:
- Icon
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/07/2025
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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A Romance of Polite Niceties - Jane Austen Wrecked My Life review by griggs
Some rom-coms try to dazzle; this one settles for being pleasant. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life follows Agathe, a Parisian bookseller paralysed by grief and writer’s block, whose unfinished manuscript wins her a place at an Austen residency in England. What should be a chance to break free often plays like a genteel retreat where nothing gets too messy.
Oliver, the Darcy stand-in, and Félix, the best friend nursing a crush, give Agathe familiar options. There are comic set-pieces — a shower mix-up, a Regency ball — but they unfold with the safety of a costume rental. Piani directs with warmth and charm, the Paris–England split providing ample literary atmosphere, yet the film rarely strays from well-thumbed pages.
That’s the paradox: it’s cozy, heartfelt, and easy to watch, but rarely more. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is nice, sometimes very nice, but too polite to leave a lasting mark — more a tidy diversion than a love story you’ll carry home.
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