SYNOPSIS

The film is based on a novel by Shannon Hale (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Hess) about Jane Hayes, a young New Yorker whose obsession with Dr. Darcy is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined. Decked out in empire-waist gowns, Jane struggles to master Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen—or maybe even, she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. It’s all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to fall away, and the more she wonders: Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?

PREVIEW NOTES

• The Hollywood Reporter reports that J.J. Feild, Keri Russel and Bret McKenzie are set to headline this indie romantic drama - this marks the directorial debut of Jershua Hess. - 2011-07-05