Ep 57: Movie Review: Austenland

First Impressions: Why All the Austen Haters Are Wrong

English - January 10, 2021 02:15 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
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Gentle listeners, we present a review of Austenland (2013), a movie that skewers Austen-addict Jane (Keri Russell) as she goes on a Regency roleplaying retreat and meets a real life Mr. Darcy (JJ Feild). Directed by Jerusha Hess, this movie might be considered the "Napoleon Dynamite" of Austen-related media, winning you over with its broad yet quirky humor. It's getting hot in here... let's take off all our clothes and hope Brett Mckenzie doesn't have to deliver a newborn foal at an inopportune moment. [Episode recorded 1/2/21 so there is no discussion of recent US current events]

Full credits for the movie can be found at its IMDB entry.