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Adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 novel about six people brought together by the novels of [[Jane Austen (Creator)|Jane Austen]]. Written and directed by Robin Swicord (who also wrote ''[[Little Women]]'', ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha]]'', and ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' screenplays).
Adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 novel about six people brought together by the novels of [[Jane Austen]]. Written and directed by Robin Swicord (who also wrote ''[[Little Women]]'', ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha]]'', and ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' screenplays).


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* [[Babies Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Prudie}}
* [[Babies Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Prudie}}
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Since they often stand in for Lizzy and Darcy from [[Pride and Prejudice]], Jocelyn and Grigg.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Since they often stand in for Lizzy and Darcy from [[Pride and Prejudice]], Jocelyn and Grigg.
* [[Chick Flick]]: Mostly about romance - when it's not about [[Jane Austen (Creator)|Jane Austen]].
* [[Chick Flick]]: Mostly about romance - when it's not about [[Jane Austen]].
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Kevin Zegers was in his early 20's while playing an 18-year-old high school senior. Perhaps inverted, since most of the cast play characters that, at least in the book, are generally about ten years older than their actor (though the ages were probably massaged to be more marketable).
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Kevin Zegers was in his early 20's while playing an 18-year-old high school senior. Perhaps inverted, since most of the cast play characters that, at least in the book, are generally about ten years older than their actor (though the ages were probably massaged to be more marketable).
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]?: Each character mirrors one of Austen's novel plots (though not necessarily the same plot they mirror in the book...). Jocelyn enacts ''[[Emma]]'', Sylvia performs ''[[Mansfield Park]]'', Grigg does ''[[Northanger Abbey (Literature)|Northanger Abbey]]'', Bernadette prances through ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', Allegra stumbles along in ''[[Sense and Sensibility (Literature)|Sense and Sensibility]]'', and Prudie finally makes it through ''[[Persuasion]]''. Of course, each of them also tends to cross over into other novels as well...
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]?: Each character mirrors one of Austen's novel plots (though not necessarily the same plot they mirror in the book...). Jocelyn enacts ''[[Emma]]'', Sylvia performs ''[[Mansfield Park]]'', Grigg does ''[[Northanger Abbey]]'', Bernadette prances through ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', Allegra stumbles along in ''[[Sense and Sensibility (novel)|Sense and Sensibility]]'', and Prudie finally makes it through ''[[Persuasion]]''. Of course, each of them also tends to cross over into other novels as well...
* [[Expy]]: Pretty much everybody has their moment as this for one of Jane Austen's characters. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Expy]]: Pretty much everybody has their moment as this for one of Jane Austen's characters. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Hospital Gurney Scene]]: Allegra.
* [[Hospital Gurney Scene]]: Allegra.
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* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Grigg.
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Grigg.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Grigg. Actually nice, though.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Grigg. Actually nice, though.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Jocelyn for Grigg and Sylvia. {{spoiler|See above for how it ends}}.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Jocelyn for Grigg and Sylvia. {{spoiler|See above for how it ends}}.


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Revision as of 23:04, 9 April 2014
"Love is an act of sanity!"
—Jocelyn

Adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 novel about six people brought together by the novels of Jane Austen. Written and directed by Robin Swicord (who also wrote Little Women, Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenplays).

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