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The Jane Austen Book Club (DVD, 2008)

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The lives of six ordinary people take on contemporary parallels to the text in the Jane Austen novels they are reading as part of a community book club.

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ProducerJohn Calley, Diana Napper, Julie Lynn

EAN5035822693531

eBay Product ID (ePID)62887326

Product Key Features

ActorNancy Travis, Hugh Dancy, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Kevin Zegers, Jimmy Smits, Maria Bello, Maggie Grace, Marc Blucas, Lynn Redgrave

Film/TV TitleThe Jane Austen Book Club

DirectorRobin Swicord

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time101 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FeaturesCast and crew commentary \Behind the Scenes of THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB \The Life of Jane Austen featurette\The Book Club - Deconstructed featurette\Walking the Red Carpet - Los Angeles Premiere \Deleted scenes, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerAaron Zigman

Additional InformationLife imitates art in this adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's bestselling novel about a book group reading the work of Jane Austen. Each of the people in the group is at a different stage of life: there's Sylvia (Amy Brenneman), whose husband has just left her for another woman, and her daughter Allegra (Maggie Grace), who's looking for a woman herself. Bernadette (Kathy Baker) has six marriages under her belt, while Jocelyn's (Maria Bello) most significant relationship is with her dog. New to the group of friends are Prudie (Emily Blunt), a teacher who is unhappy with her marriage, and Grigg (Hugh Dancy), the group's only man--a sci-fi fan invited by Jocelyn to take Sylvia's mind off her failed marriage. As they make their way through Austen's novels, they discover that the writer's work is just as relevant in the 21st century as it was in the 19th. The group has its own Emma, and a sparring would-be couple bears striking resemblance to Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy.<BR>THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB succeeds largely thanks to the strength of its cast. Bello is better known for dramatic roles in films such as THE COOLER and THE HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, but she does an excellent job with this film's lighter tone. As know-it-all Prudie, Blunt steals just as many scenes as she did in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Though it might seem like a clubhouse with a 'No Boys Allowed' sign, the men in the movie hold their own with the female cast. Jimmy Smits, Marc Blucas, and Kevin Zegers play supporting roles, but it's Dancy who deserves the most praise. As Griggs struggles to woo one of the women in the group, Dancy easily wins the heart of the audience with his geeky charm.

ReviewsSight and Sound - A superior example of the genre, with high production values..., Variety - It's hard not to become engrossed in the seriocomic relationship tangles writer-director Robin Swicord deftly adapts from Karen Joy Fowler's bestselling 2004 novel

ScreenwriterRobin Swicord

AuthorKaren Joy Fowler

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Jane Austen Book Club

Director of PhotographyJohn Toon

Consumer AdviceContains one use of strong language and drug and sex references

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by heddgamma0
03 Oct, 2019
A fantastic Book Club
I have seen "The Jane Austen book Club" several times, and it always gives me that feel-good-movie feeling. I am not a typical Jane Austen fan. I have a degree in Nordic litteraryscience and languages , and beside that I was born with my nose in a book. Therefor this film appeals to me. If your are not a typical bookfan this film has so much to offer. Because, it is not really about the books, but how them gives the women the extra Little push that they need to fullfill something in their life. The cast is amazeing and the Stories are very rich and good. It is about universal problems, so I think most will feel familiar to at least one of the stories.
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by jmW_wmGBTpO@Deleted
16 Nov, 2016
Jane Austen
A story about a group of people who meet accidenatally (some of them) and decide to read a Jane Austen novel every month. One is a guy who has been recruited to date one of the ladies post-break-up with her husband. Another is a teacher who has a slob of a husband and is tempted by one of her students. The story starts to look like a Jane Austen novel with the wrong people with the wrong partner and all are not sure of the purpose of the club It is a fascinatingstory and really well-acted film. I must declare an interest - I am in love with Emily Blunt (the teacher) so anything she does is OK by me.
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by jj.golding_7
12 Dec, 2018
Enjoyable film
You do not need to have read much Jane Austen to enjoy this film - although it might help!
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by funky-phantom
20 Feb, 2020
Engaging story , well acted , doesn't take itself too seriously
Very good story Well cast characters Good fun.
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by keepingupwithappearances
06 Jun, 2019
My mistake
I might have been in the wrong mood for watching this, but I couldn't get into it. I couldn't connect with the characters and found it boring. I turned it off after about forty minutes.
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