This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, with celebratory events in England and now a French rom-com.
A smash-hit at the recent NZ French Film Festival, now coming out on general release, Laura Piani's film Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a love letter to the iconic author.
Battling a severe case of writer's block, Agathe is invited to a prestigious Jane Austen residency in England. In a manor house ripped directly from the pages of a novel, she meets Jane Austen's great-great-great-great nephew and becomes embroiled in an Austen-esque love-triangle.
Susie speaks with lead actress Camille Rutherford - whose previous work includes Anatomy of a Fall, and Blue is the Warmest Colour - and filmmaker Laura Piani.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is coming to cinemas August 14.
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