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The Jane Austen Book Club is a 2007 American romantic drama film written and directed by Robin Swicord. The screenplay, adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by Karen Joy Fowler, focuses on a book club formed specifically to discuss the six novels written by Jane Austen.
Oct 5, 2007 · The Jane Austen Book Club: Directed by Robin Swicord. With Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman. Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robin Swicord
- 2007-10-05
Apr 22, 2004 · 69,945 ratings5,034 reviews. The Extraordinary New York Times Bestseller. In California's central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen's novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens. With her eye for the frailties of human ...
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The Jane Austen Book Club is a 2004 novel by American author Karen Joy Fowler. The story, which takes place near Sacramento, California, centers around a book club consisting of five women and one man [1] who meet once a month to discuss Jane Austen 's six novels ( Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park ...
- Karen Joy Fowler
- 2004
Sep 21, 2007 · Six Californians (Maria Bello, Amy Brenneman, Emily Blunt) form a book club devoted to studying the works of the 19th-century author. As each deals with life's assorted challenges, she or he...
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- Robin Swicord
- PG-13
- Maria Bello
The Jane Austen Book Club. Jump to Edit. Summaries. Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels. Explores Austen's adage that general incivility is at love's essence.