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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoWhere to start with: Jane Austen
Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday by exploring her brilliant works, including lesser-known pieces like Lady Susan and Sanditon.
I saw how similar Austen's family dynamics were to my own a couple of centuries down the line. When Austen's father stepped away from his post as a clergyman, it forced the family to leave their genteel rectory home for a series of ever more insecure living quarters.
The film uses Austen as more of an entry point into a broader, comfortingly clever story about a 21st-century woman who navigates familiar emotional dilemmas.
In 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,' the charming script captures the essence of romantic comedy, conjuring delight and laughter through well-crafted humor and character interactions.