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The Jane Austen Book Club

Year:
Duration:
106 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
Robin Swicord
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2007-10-05
Filming Locations: Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: £50,052 (UK) (18 November 2007)
Gross: $3,573,870 (USA) (16 December 2007)
Cast
Actor
Character
Maria Bello
Jocelyn
Emily Blunt
Prudie
Kathy Baker
Bernadette
Amy Brenneman
Sylvia
Maggie Grace
Allegra
Jimmy Smits
Daniel
Ed Brigadier
Pastor
Kevin Zegers
Trey
Marc Blucas
Dean
Catherine Schreiber
Academic Woman
Ned Hosford
Waiter
Hugh Dancy
Grigg
Messy Stench
Girl with Dog Collar
Chris Burket
Skydive Instructor
Parisa Fitz-Henley
Corinne
Lynn Redgrave
Mama Sky
Stephanie Denise Griffin
Mediator
Myndy Crist
Lynne
Graham Norris
Editor
Kurt Bryant
Rocknasium Instructor
Russ Jones
Parent
Michelle Ewin
Very Young Nurse
Gwendoline Yeo
Dr. Samantha Yep
Nancy Travis
Cat
Miguel Nájera
Señor Obando
Carlos A. Aragon
Long-Haired Waiter (uncredited)
Jenna Burgland
Chloe Bauer (uncredited)
Alec Clawson
Bag Pipin Piper (uncredited)
Jay Krueger
School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Julie Lynn
Woman with Shades at Bus Stop (uncredited)
Sybil Martinez
Sally Wong (uncredited)
Jonathan McCoy
Man in Grey Car (uncredited)
Mary Newman
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Ian Novotny
Movie Theatre Goer (uncredited)
John Portnoy
Man Drinking Coffee in Car (uncredited)
Shelli Ratti
Karen Bhave (uncredited)
Martin Salgo
Pizza Delivery Guy (uncredited)
Tom Skapars
Male Nurse (uncredited)
Kara R. Stribling
Rollerblader (uncredited)
Robin Swicord
Woman with Blue Shirt at Bus Stop (uncredited)
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Trivia
Each cast member was required to read the said book they had to discuss in the picture.
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In Allegra's hospital room during the Sense & Sensibility book club meeting, she is wearing the purple scarf that Bernadette is seen knitting during the Emma and Mansfield Park book club meetings.
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The character played by Hugh Dancy talks about the Buffy contingent at the sci-fi convention. Marc Blucas played Riley Finn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) for 2 seasons.
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Goofs
When Allegra is separating eggs for the flan, she puts the first couple of yolks in the bowl with the whites, defeating the purpose of separating them. She is then seen taking the yolks out with the egg shell as she does this. (The actors had a limited number of takes available and Maggie Grace was forced to do this so she would not waste a take.)
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In the opening titles montage, the $1 bill being rejected from the vending machine has a picture of someone other than George Washington.
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At the first library fundraiser, one of the characters remarks about "all of Silicon Valley" having shown up. Silicon Valley is located in Santa Clara Valley, not Sacramento Valley.
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Quotes
Sylvia Avila: I was thinking just this morning about this book club we're in, Allegra and me. The first meeting was right after we separated, 'cause Allegra had just moved in. And I was realizing how different I feel. I don't think I'm the same woman that you left.
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Jocelyn: If we stay in this lane, we're going to be late.
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Bernadette: Our world is an English village.
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Faq
Q
[SPOILER] How does the book club influence the characters' lives?
A
The characters develop as the characters in the books theyre reading. The first book is Emma. Prudie plays the snobbish part of Emma, who could easily fall for someone like Trey, who is a version of Mr. Frank Churchill, the amiable and handsome man; Jocelyn plays Emmas matchmaking persona, while Grigg is Mr. Knightley, caring for Jocelyn secretly. The second book is Mansfield Park. The first hint on Mansfield Park is Treys play. Sylvia is Fanny Price, the good girl and perfectionist. The marriage between Sylvia and Daniel is destroyed, because of cheating as in Mansfield Park. Again Trey is Mr. Henry Crawford, the charming bachelor. With Northanger Abbey, we learn more about science fiction with Grigg. Jocelyn is a bit like Catherine Morland, fearing a relationship and again Grigg is the wealthy Henry Tilney with his light flirtations towards Jocelyn. Trey is again the bad guy John Thorpe. The fourth book is then Pride & Prejudice. Jocelyn and Grigg represent Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Jocelyn is proud and wont admit that she is really jealous. Grigg understands her. Jocelyn always brings Sylvia to the conversation, like Elizabeth refusing Darcys proposal, because of her sister Jane and Wickham, never thinking about her own feelings. And there is always the dance. Allegra shows also a bit of Lydia Bennet, loving Carine too fast. The fifth one is Sense and Sensibility. Prudies relation with Trey represents Mariannes and Willoughbys relation. It is excessively romantic though not meant to be. Grigg is Colonel Brandon, loving from afar, though everybody knows his real feelings. Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars are Sylvia and Daniel, after Robert Ferrars marries Lucy Steele. Allegra also shows Mariannes characteristics: rash and always needs some taking care of. Prudie is a bit of both she is between sense and sensibility. The final book is Persuasion. It takes place in the beach like the book clubs meeting. Daniel sends a letter, Jocelyn as Anne gives in as does Dean. They act righteously and it all ends with a happy ending.
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