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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396225152
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 22515
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: February 05, 2008
Running Time: 106 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Six months. Six novels. Six members. The Jane Austen Book Club takes reading the classics to new heights of passion in this romantic comedy featuring an all-star cast. When five women and one man get together to discuss the English writer s beloved novels they realize the heartaches of Emma Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters are not so different from their own. Finding comfort wit and wisdom from the pages and each other they discover that in matters of love all they need to ask is: What would Jane do?System Requirements:Run Time: 106 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/MELODRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 043396225152 Manufacturer No: 22515
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Lest there be any doubts about the ongoing relevance of the novels of Jane Austen, the charming Jane Austen Book Club will lay them to rest--with wit, sharp insight, and a wicked chuckle or three. Directed by the talented Robin Swicord, who adapted the book by Karen Joy Fowler (and also wrote the crackling screenplay for the 1994 version of Little Women), the film is a modern-day comedy of manners, with deeply felt emotions, repressed feelings, unquenched desire and embarrassing relatives--all staples of Austen works. The film centers on a group of six friends in Sacramento, Calif., who gather to distract themselves from loss (a newly dumped Sylvia, played with grace and quiet pain by Amy Brenneman), repressed disappointment (the prissy teacher Prudie, played by Emily Blunt), or a life of unrealized dreams (Jocelyn, played by Maria Bello, whose acting skills have gained great nuance, both in comedy and drama). All are devoted Austen fans, except the lone man, Grigg (Hugh Dancy, adorable and available, ladies), who has an ulterior motive for joining the chick-lit gang. As the months unfold, we learn about the relationships of all the members, and watch as elements of Austen's novels and characters pop up with enchanting regularity.
There's plenty of pride (Prudie), prejudice (Jocelyn), sense (Sylvia), and sensibility (Sylvia's daughter Allegra, headstrong and reckless in life and love, played by Maggie Grace)--and a fair amount of persuasion (Grigg and Sylvia's caddish ex, Daniel, a smooth Jimmy Smits). As the minuet of relationships and alliances unfolds over the months, the emotions are real and the leavening humor spot-on. About the only thing that doesn't ring true is seeing all these Sacramento women bundled up in shawls, blankets, thick sweaters and extra layers--even in July(!). Still, the film will engage even reluctant Austen readers (if there is such a thing). As Kathy Baker's Bernadette says gaily, "Jane Austen is the perfect antidote to life!" Elizabeth Bennett couldn't have put it better. --A.T. Hurley
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Average Rating: 
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This movie is an in-depth look at the lessons learned from the novels of Jane Austen, and how they apply to modern relationships.
Each of the characters in the book club has unique relationship needs. As they discuss the different books, they grow and mature in their personal situations. This movie would appear to be targeted to women, however anybody who enjoys good dialogue in a movie will enjoy this film.
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too long - found it quite boring- the feature on Jane was more interesting than the movie itself
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This film is what you want to see on a rainy Saturday afternoon. It has both romantic and a moral dilemma. With the echoing refrain," what would Jane do?" The characters are likable, understandable, and truly human. Everyone grows, while watching friends both old and new life's intertwine; interact, and change. Power on!!!!!
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So often people who watch films based upon books are disappointed. This is not the case. I love this film...the book is trash.
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The Jane Austen Book Club is great fun, but I can't imagine people who don't know Austen's work getting into it all that much.
Even I, who know five of the six novels pretty well, got a little lost when it was time for the characters to talk about Northanger Abbey, which I haven't read in eons. Oh well, that's maybe the most fun part of the movie, when Maria Bello starts really feeling jealous of Hugh Dancy's interest in Amy Brenneman.
It was sort of a dumb picture, but ... Read More
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