Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
- Directed by
- James Ivory
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two theater groups in New York City compete to stage a newly found play by Jane Austen. The story follows the rival directors and actors as they prepare their productions.
theatricalwhimsicalplayfulcerebralquirkylightheartednostalgiccompetitive
What happens
Jane Austen in Manhattan is a 1980 American romantic drama film produced by Merchant Ivory Productions for LWT, but released for theatrical exhibition in UK and USA. It was the last film appearance of Anne Baxter and the debut film of Sean Young. The film concerns competing theatrical productions in present-day New York, of a recently discovered early Austen work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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