Movie Review: Romance and writer’s block in bilingual rom-com ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’

Movie Review: Romance and writer’s block in bilingual rom-com ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’

By LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press 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 Austen as she has been made acutely aware of her own limitations in both romance and literature. Neither she nor anyone else is good enough to make any big moves for. So, she sticks to the routine. She works at the leg…

These are Eduardo Casanova's film reviews of the most outstanding premieres this week.JANE AUSTTEN FOUND MY LIFE:The French director and screenwriter Laura Piani debuts behind the scenes with this charming romantic comedy in feminine key. She moves away from the patterns that identify the films coming from the neighboring country and melts certainly classical elaborates with very current references. Interestingly, she is quite close to some succ…

A Cute and Cozy Closing: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Review

Closing out the Milwaukee Film Festival this past month, the final movie of the annual two-week celebration was the French romantic comedy “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.” Starring Camille Rutherford, this film is the directorial debut of Laura Piani. The piece follows typical romcom territory by centering around the amorous misadventures and complicated relationships of […] The post A Cute and Cozy Closing: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Review appe…