Although The Jane Austen Book Club isn't technically based on a Jane Austen novel, we would simply be remiss if we didn't include it on this list. In the film, two friends named Jocelyn (Maria ...

Six friends start a book club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to realise that their own lives are a 21st century version of her stories. Unfortunately The Jane Austen Book Club isn't ...

Roger Michell's Persuasion is based on Jane Austen's last novel of the same name, published in 1817. The film follows Anne Elliot (Root), a 27-year-old who has already been through heartbreak.

“Jane Austen’s Bookshelf” contends that virtually every part of that sentence is wrong. Rebecca Romney, the author and occasional “Pawn Stars” guest who wrote “Bookshelf,” is a fan of Austen. But her ...

There are some authors who have seen their works turned into films many times over. Well, they haven’t “seen” it necessarily, because they tend to be dead. William Shakespeare never got ...

On a rainy evening in Santa Barbara, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life opened the 40th Santa Barbara ... and wrestles with impostor syndrome while trying to finish her book. The film brims with laughter and ...

“Jane Austen is a lifestyle ... of sisterhood fostered in Austen’s pages translates into the real lives of Austen fans. Jess set up the London Classics Book Club, where they meet monthly ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers. By Sadie Stein Sadie Stein is an editor at the Book Review.

Sense and Sensibility, the Oscar-winning period drama based on a Jane Austen classic, is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Written and starred by Emma Thompson, the film earned the actress ...