The Jane Austen Book Club
by Robin Swicord
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Actor: Amy Brenneman, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Maggie Grace, Maria BelloDirector: Robin Swicord
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Jane Austen Book Club
DVD Review: Absolutely loved this movie!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hugh Dancy is soooo cute and charming. Acting is great. Romance, lust, friendships, animals(!) all rolled into one very enjoyable flick. Just loved it. DVD Review: Excellent Film
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is very original, creative and heartfelt. It is a romantic comedy of manners told with wit and charm. It is the story of 6 friends who are Jane Austen fans and all decide to form a book club for different reasons. 6 months, 6 members and 6 books. As each book is read and discussed we get involved more and more into the complexities of the real lives of each character. They are all very real, very believable and it is very touching how they all gain more inner strength by the continuity of the book club.
It is a romantic comedy but the comedic touches are right on and not forced the same as they are in life. My favorite characters here are those played by Amy Brenneman and Emily Blunt as a woman recently dumped by her husband and a very prissy unhappily married teacher respectively. The journeys of self discovery both of these women go thru is emotionally heart wrenching and excellently portrayed.
Jane Austen writes with a complex purpose in each of her novels and they can all be debated for days so to have a book club centered around her work as a basis is an outstanding idea. It freely allows us to see the real life drama each character is actually going through. The acting is superb throughout and the ending is very uplifting but it manages to not be formulaic. Not all things in life end badly and the way each character moves on is very authentic.
This film could be called a chic flick but it is so much more and I think it is a perfect film for all couples to watch together and discuss after. It can be used as a touching stone the same as the Jane Austen Book Club was in the film.
Watch and enjoy excellent acting and very believable characters journey through life and learn from each other.
DVD Review: Bring over the popcorn, wine, and whiskey we've got girls night winner.
Summary: 5 Stars
Loved this movie, watched it twice the 1'st day. The cast is great and although I wouldn't call it deep and moving it is sharp and has some substance. It manages an unmistakable Austin feel and is engaging.
It was fun to have an ensemble relationship movie, a flavor for all of us. My favorite character was Grigg, probably because I so rarely see this character in movies; he played the part of one of those great guys that we meet, know we should marry, but don't because there isn't any chemistry; well, his character is that guy with the chemistry; kudos to actor Hugh Dancy for being able to pull off this role.
All of the cast gave wonderful performances that pulled me in. The chemistry and strong performances brought the characters to life which is something I feel from books but rarely experience with a movie. Well done!
DVD Review: WARNING: IF YO LOVE JANE AUSTEN, DO NOT SEE THIS FILM!
Summary: 1 Stars
Treacle on fruitcake. Does that sound like Jane Austen to you, Austen-lovers? If so, feel free to partake. Me, I wanna go throw up. Jane would be turning over in her grave. DVD Review: complete with requisite happy ending
Summary: 4 Stars
Jane Austen fans will delight in this splendidly nuanced chick-flick. Like her novels, the film takes us into the lives of several women, through their struggles and triumphs, into a happy ending for all. Well-casted without any "stars", and written with quick, witty dialogue, the production also showcases the supportive nature of women's friendships. The concept, to reflect the characters and plots of the Austen books in the lives of contemporary women, was at times a bit strained, but overall this movie is highly enjoyable, a frothy concoction for the literary set.
Description of The Jane Austen Book Club
Six months. Six novels. Six members. The Jane Austen Book Club takes reading the classics to new heights of passion in this romantic comedy featuring an all-star cast. When five women and one man get together to discuss the English writer s beloved novels they realize the heartaches of Emma Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters are not so different from their own. Finding comfort wit and wisdom from the pages and each other they discover that in matters of love all they need to ask is: What would Jane do?System Requirements:Run Time: 106 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA/MELODRAMA Rating:?NR UPC:?043396225152 Manufacturer No:?22515Lest there be any doubts about the ongoing relevance of the novels of Jane Austen, the charming Jane Austen Book Club will lay them to rest--with wit, sharp insight, and a wicked chuckle or three. Directed by the talented Robin Swicord, who adapted the book by Karen Joy Fowler (and also wrote the crackling screenplay for the 1994 version of Little Women), the film is a modern-day comedy of manners, with deeply felt emotions, repressed feelings, unquenched desire and embarrassing relatives--all staples of Austen works. The film centers on a group of six friends in Sacramento, Calif., who gather to distract themselves from loss (a newly dumped Sylvia, played with grace and quiet pain by Amy Brenneman), repressed disappointment (the prissy teacher Prudie, played by Emily Blunt), or a life of unrealized dreams (Jocelyn, played by Maria Bello, whose acting skills have gained great nuance, both in comedy and drama). All are devoted Austen fans, except the lone man, Grigg (Hugh Dancy, adorable and available, ladies), who has an ulterior motive for joining the chick-lit gang. As the months unfold, we learn about the relationships of all the members, and watch as elements of Austen's novels and characters pop up with enchanting regularity.
There's plenty of pride (Prudie), prejudice (Jocelyn), sense (Sylvia), and sensibility (Sylvia's daughter Allegra, headstrong and reckless in life and love, played by Maggie Grace)--and a fair amount of persuasion (Grigg and Sylvia's caddish ex, Daniel, a smooth Jimmy Smits). As the minuet of relationships and alliances unfolds over the months, the emotions are real and the leavening humor spot-on. About the only thing that doesn't ring true is seeing all these Sacramento women bundled up in shawls, blankets, thick sweaters and extra layers--even in July(!). Still, the film will engage even reluctant Austen readers (if there is such a thing). As Kathy Baker's Bernadette says gaily, "Jane Austen is the perfect antidote to life!" Elizabeth Bennett couldn't have put it better. --A.T. Hurley
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