Agathe (Camille Rutherford), the charming protagonist of Laura Piani's pleasant romantic comedy Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, dreams of being a writer. A bookseller in Paris, she spends her days ...

Agathe Robinson is beset by two classic problems: horrible writer’s block and a woeful inability to find a good man. No wonder she’s so wild about Jane Austen. But, despite the title of Laura Piani’s ...

Stepping into the Mr. Darcy-inspired role of Oliver is actor Charlie Anson. Agathe and Oliver get off to a shaky start as the car Oliver comes with to pick Agathe up in breaks down in the middle of ...

Great novels, like so many French movies, set unrealistic expectations for mere mortals. Laura Piani’s splendid debut balances reality with the effervescent charm of vintage swooners. Blocked in both ...

Naming your romantic comedy Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (now streaming on Netflix) inevitably saddles it with certain expectations. The big obvious one is the invocation of the Mighty Austen, whose ...

Agathe (Rutherford) works at the famous Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company, and wants to be a romance author. Unfortunately, she is stuck in every aspect of her life, crippled with self-doubt and ...

Laura Piani's fresh rom-com about a love-challenged French writer is more "Persuasion" than "Emma," but still finds its own pains and pleasures with ease. Agathe Robinson is beset by two classic ...