Austenland (2013)

Obsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.

Director:

Jerusha Hess

Writers:

Jerusha Hess (screenplay), Shannon Hale (screenplay)

Stars:

Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jennifer Coolidge

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keri Russell	...	Jane Hayes
JJ Feild	...	Mr. Henry Nobley
Bret McKenzie	...	Martin
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Miss Elizabeth Charming
James Callis	...	Colonel Andrews
Georgia King	...	Lady Amelia Heartwright
Rupert Vansittart	...	Mr. Wattlesbrook
Ricky Whittle	...	Captain East
Jane Seymour	...	Mrs. Wattlesbrook
Ayda Field	...	Molly
Ruben Crow	...	Chad
Demetri Goritsas	...	Jimmy
Parker Sawyers	...	Alexander
Sarah Niles	...	Delilah
Anne Gould	...	Patience (as Annie Gould)

Storyline

Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life; no real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

obsession | costume | kissing | love triangle | rivalry | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and innuendo

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2013 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Alla ricerca di Jane

Filming Locations:

West Wycombe House, West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£4,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$40,662 (USA) (16 August 2013)

Gross:

$2,151,202 (USA) (20 December 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fickle Fish Films, Moxie Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Keri Russell's character is called Jane, the real name of Mrs. Wattlesbrook who is interpreted by Jane Seymour.

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Goofs

When Mr. Nobley rescues Jane from the rainstorm by placing her on his horse during a torrential downpour, the rain is gone as they start to gallop away, the sun is shining, and everything is dry. Even with England's very changeable weather, this scenario would have been impossible.

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Quotes

Miss Elizabeth Charming: I didn't think I was touching you inappropriately.
Colonel Andrews: Well, you did. And if we're to be together, you must never ever do anything like that ever again, if we're to be together.

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Connections

References Pride and Prejudice (1995)

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Soundtracks

It Must Have Been Love
Written by Per Gessle
Performed by Roxette

User Reviews

hilarious, entertaining, over-the-top!

I am not sure why this film has received such low reviews. The film opens up with Mrs. Wattlesbrook (Jane Seymour) holding a fake lamb and talking about Austenland, which I think greatly sets the tone for what type of movie this is going to be. Going into the film, I knew it had received a low score thus lowering my expectations greatly so I wasn't expecting much. It turns out I didn't need to lower my expectations, this film totally went over and above.

The critics and everyone leaving a low score have no sense of humor! It's over the top, exaggerated, hilarious, ridiculous, it's supposed to be that way! None of it is believable and once you allow yourself to enter the world of Austenland, you'll enjoy the film.

The theater possibly has a lot to do with the tone. We had a great audience, everyone was cracking up, loud uproars in all the scenes, it was hilarious. Miss Elizabeth Charming is hysterical! I really enjoyed Jennifer Coolidge's performance, she really did her usual thing and it was wonderful.

Lady Amelia Heartwright, Colonel Andrews, Captain George East all are so ridiculous and entertaining. The actors all did an amazing job. I honestly have not laughed that hard in a film in a long time. I'm talking laugh out loud, bursting, crying, snort kind of laughing. Even my husband enjoyed himself and found many of the scenes very entertaining.

I know I haven't talked much about the actual movie but bottom line: it's HILARIOUS. Go in with an open mind, allow yourself to be silly, let go of how "unrealistic" it is, and you'll be in for a treat.