Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

June 9, 2025 2:00 PM

A desperately single bookseller, lost in a fantasy world, finds herself forced to fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer in order to stop messing up her love life.

At a time when practically the entire rom-com genre has gravitated to streaming, this bilingual theatrical offering from Sony Pictures Classics feels like the best kind of throwback. Peter DeBruge/Variety

Writer/director Laura Piani, in her feature film debut, is helping to save the rom/com genre with her very funny, very clever ode to the much-revered British authoress in JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE. Jeanne Kaplan/Kaplan vs Kaplan

While the romantic resolution is satisfying, it is not the solution, but rather a reflection of the courage and determination Agathe has relied on in addressing the issues that are keeping her stuck. Miss Austen would approve. Nell Minow/Movie Mom

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life knows its audience and caters directly to them. If you, like the film’s protagonist, are obsessed with Jane Austen literature and film adaptations, you’ll certainly adore this love letter to the great author. Seal Boelman/Fandom

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Monday June 9

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, 2:00 p.m.

94 min

French/English subtitles

Season Sponsor: Rastins PharmaChoice Pharmacy

Film Date Sponsor: TBD

Proceeds to Ancaster Community Services