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Jane is a perfectly ordinary thirtysomething. Except she has a secret: her obsession with Jane Austen, author of novels such as Sense and Sensibility. Like most “austenmaniacs”, Jane is saving money to visit Austenland, a resort which replicates the atmosphere of the author’s books. There, Jane’s fantasies of meeting a legitimate gentleman will become more real than she could have ever imagined. Based on the book by Shannon Hale (who also pens the screenplay), this film is the directorial debut of Napoleon Dynamite screenwriter Jerusha Hess. Sundance 2013.
Jerusha Hess
Born in the United States, in 1980. While going through film school, she wrote, along with her husband Jared Hess, her first screenplay, Napoleon Dynamite (2004). The film became an indie sensation and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. Also alongside Jared, she wrote Nacho Libre in 2006 and Gentlemen Broncos, in 2009. This is her first feature film as a director.
