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. I was perusing movie trailers on my mac last weekend and saw a cute titletrailer called the jane austen book club. The jane austen book club movies the new york times. I do not own the jane austen book club nor the music, those are the properties of robin swicord. As five women and one enigmatic man meet to discuss the works of jane austen, they find their love lives playing out in a 21st century version. In a book club devoted to the authors works, several people maria bello, amy brenneman, emily blunt discover that their own lives closely parallel themes found in austens prose. Jane austen wrote six novels, which are pillars of english literature in spite of being delightful, wise, warm and beloved. I thought it would be fun to check out the book since i almost never see a movie until i can watch it via netflix. Fowlers six fictional charactersfive women and one quite eligible manmeet monthly in. As they delve into austen s literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel. Prudie, a young teacher whose marriage may be on the rocks. Kevin zegers the jane austen book club best scene youtube. The dvd extras featurette about jane austens life was also more interesting than i expected. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification.
Sony pictures has kindly sent me ten video clips and allowed me to interview the director, robin swicord. The jane austen book club official trailer 2007 youtube. The jane austen book club is a 2004 novel by american author karen joy fowler. It is a fun, cleverly crafted, witty and thoroughly modern tale that shows us exactly why austen s novels retain their timeless appeal. The jane austen book club kindle edition by fowler, karen joy. The jane austen book club, based on karen joy fowlers bestseller, offers a distinctive vision of hell a plane of being where there are only six novels that matter, and theyre consulted like. This month, i undertook a serious study of kissing in jane austens books. The jane austen book club kindle edition by fowler. Deciding to read one book a month, they add to the group new acquaintances prudie emily blunt.
Robin swicords the jane austen book club centers on its six members, who meet over six months to discuss the novels, which seem to have an uncanny relevance to events in their own lives, just as the newspaper horoscope always seems to be. Not a moment passes without its interest as we meet jocelyn who raises. She falls in love with one of her students, trey, who she confesses to one of her friends is like a spoon who looks at her like a bowl of. Author jayne bamber presents her upcoming novel, outmatched, a mansfield parksense and sensibility vagary, and offers you the chance to win an ebook copy internationally. The jane austen book club karen joy fowler for sean patrick james. Are you one of the few jane austen fans who hasnt read the jane austen book club by karen joy fowler. The jane austen book club is a 2007 american romantic drama film written and directed by robin swicord. The jane austen book club 2007 financial information. The jane austen book club falls squarely into the category of the chick flick.
The jane austen book club is a motley crew of eccentrics such as california specializes in. The guardian books podcast joanna trollope and fay weldon discuss jane austen books podcast. You can see where karen joy fowler got the idea for this novel. The jane austen book club is such a wellacted, literate adaptation of karen joy fowlers 2004 best seller that your impulse is to forgive it. Find over 10 jane austen book club groups with 791 members near you and meet people in your local community who share your interests. 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. The effect of austen on such people is the subject of karen joy fowlers the jane austen book club. The story, which takes place near sacramento, california, centers on a book. Though ive read all her books multiple times, i was surprised at what i discovered. This is a film of a book of a book or several books as it is based on a novel by karen joy fowler the jane austen book club, which is in turn about a group meeting to read jane austens novels. The jane austen book club is modern chick lit spliced with genes from 19thcentury romantic comedy.
Although this label is rather dismissive, what it denotes is an optimistic worldview in which change, no matter how. With kathy baker, hugh dancy, amy brenneman, maria bello. The jane austen book club quotes by karen joy fowler. Use scene information to find out what that great song was in the jane austen book club the movie. It was a critical success and became a national bestseller. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The jane austen book club pg the conceit is simple. The jane austen book club synopsis favorite theater button. Sylvias husband dumps her for another woman, so bernadette and jocelyn organize a book club to distract her. Jane austens books were pretty detailed social commentaries. Adaptation of karen joy fowlers 2004 novel about six people brought together by the novels of jane austen.
It is a fun, cleverly crafted, witty and thoroughly modern tale that shows us exactly why austens novels retain their timeless appeal. It is a terrific comic novel about a closed society merrily transforming itself by reading. Five women and one man learn that their love lives resemble those of the authors characters. The five women and one man who comprise the membership of the reading group are a diverse bunch, different ages, backgrounds, marital status, sexual orientations, beginning readers of jane austen and those who have been rereading austen for decades.
In this scene, emily blunt as prudie talks about her. A sublime comedy of contemporary manners, this is the novel jane austen might well have written had she lived in twentyfirstcentury california. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the jane austen book club. Not just with comments of her own, though there are some excellent ones, but with the entire playful structure of her new novel. She falls in love with one of her students, trey, who she confesses to one of her. Four women and one man meet once a month to dissect jane austens classics in the jane austen book club. The jane austin book club 2007 soundtrack complete. As long as youre in the house, ill take care of the house.
Financial analysis of the jane austen book club 2007 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. What do you think the jane austen book club says about society today robin swicord writerdirector. Its a motley crew and, thanks to their wildly different personalities, not everyone gels easily. All 5 songs from the the jane austin book club 2007 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. As they delve into austens literature, the club members find. Watch the jane austen book club prime video amazon uk. The end of trailer announced, based on the best selling novel, the jane austen book club. Bay area jane austen book club walnut creek, ca meetup.
The jane austen book club by karen joy fowler, paperback. So begins karen joy fowlers popular novel the jane austen book club, and its a sentiment that carries through the tidy premise of six women reading austens six novels and hearing her words reverberate in their private lives. New blog tour starts today at my jane austen book club. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jocelyn finally gives in to her feelings and they both passionately kiss. For example, i might ask, who gets to kiss elizabeth bennet at the end of pride and prejudice.
Like austen, fowler paints the everyday in such a way that makes it easily recognizable, capturing the subtleties of social interaction, family dynamics, the. Though the title reeks of commercial calculation, theres promise in the conceit, which touches on the relationship. In the jane austen book club, five women and one young man come together to discuss all of jane austens novels, and intertwine their lives and loves in the process. The jane austen book club the scene detroit metro times. This distance also prevented daniel from kissing her, which jocelyn had decided. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
Mansfield park by jane austen book club discussion. One year later, the book club meets at sylvias library charity dinner. See more ideas about jane austen book club, jane austen books and jane austen. Each member of the 6person ensemble cast of the jane austen book club brings something different to the table at each of the clubs monthly meetings. Prudie is unhappily married to her polar opposite, dean. Written and directed by robin swicord who also wrote little women, memoirs of a geisha, and the curious case of benjamin button screenplays almost everybody has some inspiration in jane austens characters. Fowler, an original and unexpectedly voiced novelist, takes her own place among the shining responders. But their commitment to the famed author wills them to persist, and they wind up the better for it. The jane austen book club offers a sparkling rumination on the act of reading itself and how beloved books can serve as refuge, selfdefinition, snobbish barricades against other people or pathways out of the old self to a wider world. Explores austens adage that general incivility is at loves essence.
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