COMPETITION: Win Jane Austen Wrecked My Life on Blu-ray

Icon Film Distribution releases Jane Austen Wrecked My Life on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from 28th July. A heart-warming throwback to classic rom-coms, with a modern twist, the release coincides with this year's 250th birthday of Jane Austen, whose popularity and appeal remains stronger than ever.

And to celebrate we have a copy on blu-ray to give away!

Synopsis:

Agathe, hopelessly clumsy yet charming, and full of contradictions, dreams of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel. Instead she finds herself stuck in desperate singlehood, spending her days working in the legendary British bookshop, Shakespeare & Co in Paris, rather than pursuing her own ambitions of becoming a novelist. But when an unexpected invitation to the Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England lands in her lap, Agathe is in for an eye-opening and life-changing experience. Encouraged to confront her insecurities and explore her true romantic, sexual and creative nature, in part thanks to her eccentric co-residents, Agathe realises it’s time to stop wasting her sentimental life and take control - over both her writing aspirations, and her very own love story.

Starring Camille Rutherford (Anatomy of a Fall), Pablo Pauly (The French Dispatch), Charlie Anson (Death on the Nile) and Annabelle Lengronne (Mother and Son), Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is an uplifting and heart-warming throwback to classic romance, with a modern sensibility, marking the directorial debut of acclaimed screenwriter Laura Piani.

Laura Piani notes: “Inspired not only by the many years that I myself spent working at Shakespeare & Co, this film was also fuelled by several stays in Chawton (where Jane Austen spent her last years) where I went to write my script. I wanted to draw the portrait of a young woman who believes so strongly that she doesn’t fit into this society, that she wishes she was born centuries ago, in her favourite novels. But unlike most romantic comedies, she won’t be ‘saved by the man’ but by her own efforts. Indeed, Agathe will only eventually fall in love with the right man after she has proved to herself that she was able to write, and to exist, by herself.”

Icon Film Distribution presents Jane Austen Wrecked My Life on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from 28th July

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PREVIEW: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2025 Film) - Stars Camille Rutherford

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By Jon Donnis

Icon Film Distribution brings a fresh take on romantic comedy to UK screens this summer with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, opening in cinemas from 13 June. Directed by acclaimed screenwriter Laura Piani in her feature debut, the film blends whimsical charm with self-discovery, offering a modern spin on the timeless pull of classic romance.

Pablo Pauly and Camille Rutherford dance in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Courtesy of Icon Film Distribution)

At the heart of the story is Agathe, a chaotic yet endearing Parisian bookseller who has all but resigned herself to the sidelines of love and ambition. Though she dreams of the grand emotions found in Austen's pages, real life hasn't lived up to the fantasy. That changes when she's invited to a Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England, forcing her to finally confront the gap between her imagination and reality.

Camille Rutherford and Pablo Pauly by the sea in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Courtesy of Icon Film Distribution)

Set partly in the legendary Shakespeare & Co bookshop and infused with the atmosphere of Austen's own Chawton, the film draws on Piani's personal experiences. Her goal, she says, was to create a story where the heroine doesn't need saving. Agathe must come into her own as a writer and as a person before love even becomes an option.

Liz Crowther in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Courtesy of Icon Film Distribution)

The film stars Camille Rutherford (Anatomy of a Fall), Pablo Pauly (The French Dispatch), Charlie Anson (Death on the Nile), and Annabelle Lengronne (Mother and Son). Early responses praise its balance of nostalgic rom-com flair with sharp, contemporary writing.

Annabelle Lengronne, Liz Crowther, Camille Rutherford in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Courtesy of Icon Film Distribution)

Described by Variety as "a delectable modern rom-com" and by ScreenDaily as "a kooky French riff on the famed 18th-century novelist," Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is set to charm fans of both literary romance and character-driven comedy.

Icon Film Distribution presents Jane Austen Wrecked My Life in cinemas from 13 June