It may be utter fantasy, but it’s the kind of escape you’ll want to revisit again and again, like a favorite Austen novel.”

French writer Laura Piani tells IndieWire how she used her directorial debut as a modern way into Austen's smart brand of romantic comedy.

The Paris bookseller in “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” likes her men in the Darcy mold, and writer-director Laura Piani obliges.