Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman, who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. While she dreams of being a successful writer, and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writer’s block. When Agathe’s best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment…and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle. Agathe must let go of her insecurities to decide what she really wants for herself, and to achieve her romantic and professional dreams.

JBFC Programming Coordinator Ian LoCascio writes, “Laura Piani’s TIFF breakout Jane Austen Wrecked My Life echoes the spirit of great romantics like Ernst Lubitsch, Nora Ephron, and, of course, Jane Austen—each quietly radical in how they subverted the social mores of their time.” Read more about behind-the-scenes highlights on the JBFC blog.