Facebook X Reddit Email Save. With "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," writer-director Laura Piani delivers a rom-com tailor-made for Austen devotees that centers on a modern-day echo of "Persuasion ...

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Review: A Writer Confronts the Terrors of Romance and a Blank Page in Laura Piani’s Charming Debut. Lovia Gyarkye. Tue, May 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM UTC.

A diet of romantic literature is a recipe for disappointment in real life, argues French director Laura Piani with “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” about an aspiring writer who’s convinced she ...

In Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, a single woman on the verge of spinsterhood suddenly finds herself choosing between two men. Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is an aspiring writer who can never find ...

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’: Modern love with a Regency twist. Laura Piani’s ode to a beloved author delivers on its promise of gentility, gracious settings and mostly frictionless romance.

“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” — 3 stars (out of 4) MPA rating: R (for language, some sexual content, and nudity) Running time: 1:34. How to watch: Premieres in select theaters May 23.

With ample charm, Piani fashions a film that is both an ode to the 19th century literary figure and a love letter to writing. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life doesn’t reinvent the rules of the rom ...

Jane Austen didn’t wreck her life, rather, she opened it up to the possibilities that were right in front of her. Katie Walsh is a Tribune News Service film critic. 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' ...

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Rated R for the kind of discussions of sex you’d never read in Austen, and a little bit of nudity. In French and English, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 38 minutes.

A diet of romantic literature is a recipe for disappointment in real life, argues French director Laura Piani with "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," about an aspiring writer who's convinced she was ...