Austenland (film)
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| Directed by | Jerusha Hess |
| Produced by |
Stephenie Meyer Gina Mingacci |
| Screenplay by | Jerusha Hess Shannon Hale |
| Based on |
Austenland by Shannon Hale |
| Starring |
Keri Russell JJ Feild Bret McKenzie Jennifer Coolidge James Callis Jane Seymour |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
| Cinematography | Larry Smith |
| Edited by | Nick Fenton |
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Fickle Fish Films
Moxie Pictures |
| Distributed by |
Sony Pictures Classics Stage 6 Films |
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Release date
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget |
£4.9 million ($7.6 million) |
| Box office | $2,140,812 |
Austenland is a 2013 British-American romantic comedy film directed by Jerusha Hess. Based on Shannon Hale's 2007 novel of the same name and produced by author Stephenie Meyer, it stars Keri Russell as a single thirty-something obsessed with Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, who travels to a British resort called Austenland, in which the Austen era is recreated. JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Bret McKenzie, and Jennifer Coolidge co-star.
Jane Hayes, a single 30-something who has always harbored a not-so-secret love of all things Austen, blows her life savings on a stay at Austenland, an immersive Jane Austen-themed resort.
Jane Hayes (Russell) is a single 30-something American woman obsessed with Jane Austen, especially Colin Firth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice who wishes for a nice Englishman of her own. After yet another failed relationship, Jane decides to blow her entire savings on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a Jane Austen–themed resort in England.
The resort seems like the perfect escape from 21st-century life. The guests at Austenland, which is run by the prickly Mrs. Wattlesbrook (Seymour), are assigned pseudonyms, dress in period costume, and conduct themselves like ladies of the Regency era. They live without modern conveniences (though the plumbing is modern). Activities offered at the resort include needlepoint, riding, reading, shooting, and entertaining the other guests through musical performances or theatrics. At the conclusion of each guest's stay, a ball is held ... romance guaranteed! The highlight of the resort is the score of attractive young gentlemen actors who attend to the female guests--though no touching is allowed.
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