Great novels, like so many French movies, set unrealistic expectations for mere mortals. Laura Piani’s splendid debut balances reality with the effervescent charm of vintage swooners. Blocked in both ...

Stepping into the Mr. Darcy-inspired role of Oliver is actor Charlie Anson. Agathe and Oliver get off to a shaky start as the car Oliver comes with to pick Agathe up in breaks down in the middle of ...

Laura Piani's fresh rom-com about a love-challenged French writer is more "Persuasion" than "Emma," but still finds its own pains and pleasures with ease. Agathe Robinson is beset by two classic ...

Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ruined by ...

“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is a catchy, provocative title for writer-director Laura Piani’s debut feature, but it is a bit of a misnomer. Her heroine, Agathe (Camille Rutherford), may harbor that ...

Born 250 years ago, Jane Austen remains the reigning queen of the marriage plot and, by extension, the romantic comedy. So if there’s something a bit discourteous in the title of writer-director Laura ...