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Oct 5, 2007 · A comedy drama romance about six Californians who start a book club to discuss Jane Austen's novels and find their love lives mirroring her stories. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robin Swicord
- 2007-10-05
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. As they delve into Austen's literature, the book club members find ...
- $7.2 million
- September 21, 2007
- $6 million
- Aaron Zigman
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 who meet once a month to discuss Jane Austen's six novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey).
- Karen Joy Fowler
- 288pp
- 2004
- April 22, 2004
Sep 21, 2007 · A drama/romance film about six book club members who explore Jane Austen's novels and their own lives. Critics and audiences give mixed reviews, praising the cast but criticizing the formulaic and sentimental plot.
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- Robin Swicord
- PG-13
- Maria Bello
Apr 22, 2004 · Karen Joy Fowler is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels and three short story collections. Her 2004 novel, The Jane Austen Book Club, spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list and was a New York Times Notable Book. Fowler’s previous novel, Sister Noon, was a finalist for the 2001 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
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Sep 20, 2007 · A film adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's novel about six members of a book club who discuss Jane Austen's novels and their own love lives. Roger Ebert praises the film as a celebration of reading and a contrived but charming romance drama.
Explores Austen's adage that general incivility is at love's essence. Sylvia's husband dumps her for another woman, so Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to distract her. They recruit Sylvia's daughter Allegra; Prudie, a young teacher whose marriage may be on the rocks; and Grigg, a sci-fi fan who joins out of attraction to Jocelyn.