West Newton Cinema will present a “Behind the Screen” film and panel discussion for Jane Austen Wrecked My Life — on Sunday, October 5 at 4-6:30PM at the theatre (1296 Washington Street).
Film Screening: Agathe (Camille Rutherford) works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris, where she dreams of becoming a successful writer and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel. Instead, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writer’s block. When Agathe’s best friend (Pablo Pauly) helps secure her a spot at the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, Agathe finally has her Jane Austen moment . . . and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle. In the end, Agathe must let go of her insecurities to decide what she really wants for herself and to achieve her romantic and professional dreams.
Panel:
- Mary Cotton, Newtonville Books, moderator
- Sonia Hofkosh, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Chair of English at Tufts University
- Deirdre Lynch, Ph.D. Ernest Bernbaum Professor of English Literature at Harvard University
- Tara Menon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English at Harvard University
