The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

Regisseur:

Robin Swicord

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Robin Swicord (screenplay)
Karen Joy Fowler (book)

Premierendatum:

5. Oktober 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

You don't have to know the books to be in the club.

Plot:

Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.

Plot Keywords:

Ex Husband | Coffee Shop | Injury | Doctor | Bar

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Enjoyable to watch with a great ensemble cast

Besetzung

Maria Bello	...	Jocelyn
Emily Blunt	...	Prudie Drummond
Kathy Baker	...	Bernadette
Amy Brenneman	...	Sylvia Avila
Maggie Grace	...	Allegra Avila
Jimmy Smits	...	Daniel Avila
Ed Brigadier	...	Pastor
Kevin Zegers	...	Trey
Marc Blucas	...	Dean Drummond
Catherine Schreiber	...	Academic Woman
Ned Hosford	...	Waiter
Hugh Dancy	...	Grigg Harris
Messy Stench	...	Girl with Dog Collar
Chris Burket	...	Skydive Instructor
Parisa Fitz-Henley	...	Corinne
Lynn Redgrave	...	Mama Sky
Stephanie Denise Griffin	...	Mediator
Myndy Crist	...	Lynne
Graham Norris	...	Editor
Kurt Bryant	...	Rocknasium Instructor
Russ Jones	...	Parent
Michelle Ewin	...	Very Young Nurse
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Dr. Samantha Yep
Nancy Travis	...	Cat
Miguel Nájera	...	Señor Obando
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Shaifali Ratti	...	Karen Bhave
Kara R. Stribling	...	Rollerblader (uncredited)

Regie
Robin Swicord

Buch (WGA)
Robin Swicord		(screenplay)
Karen Joy Fowler		(book)

Produktion
John Calley	....	producer
Julie Lynn	....	producer
Jonathan McCoy	....	line producer
Lisa Medwid	....	associate producer
Diana Napper	....	producer
Marshall Rose	....	executive producer
Kelly Thomas	....	co-producer

Originalmusik
Aaron Zigman

Kamera
John Toon		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Maryann Brandon

Casting
Deborah Aquila
Jennifer L. Smith		(as Jennifer Smith)
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Szenenbild
Rusty Smith

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Sebastian Schroder		(as Sebastian Schroeder)

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Meg Everist

Kostüme
Johnetta Boone

Maske/Frisuren
Debra Coleman	....	makeup artist
Daniel Curet	....	hair department head
Kimberly Felix	....	key makeup artist (as Kim Felix-Burke)
Rudolfo Icezalaya Hernandez	....	additional hair stylist
Marie Larkin	....	key hair stylist
Sian Richards	....	makeup department head

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Jonathan McCoy	....	unit production manager
John Portnoy	....	post-production supervisor

Regieassistenten
Julian Brain	....	second second assistant director
Paula Case	....	additional second second assistant director
Vincent Lascoumes	....	first assistant director
Christophe Le Chanu	....	second assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Jory Alvarado	....	lead man
Yumi Arai	....	art department intern
Omar Cruz	....	on-set dresser
Chris Eguia	....	property master: title montage unit
Lisa Fiorito	....	art department production assistant
Valerie Green	....	art director: title montage unit
Melina Kanitz	....	art department intern
Mark Kudra	....	on-set dresser (as Mark R. Kudra)
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
John McElroy	....	assistant property master (as John H. McElroy)
Victor Mendez	....	swing gang
James Pollack	....	swing gang
Wendy Stanton	....	art department coordinator
Jennifer R. Blair	....	art department coordinator: pre-production (uncredited)
Lucie Bourgeau	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Jaudi Negri	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising sound editor
Sean Byrnes	....	additional boom operator
Sean Byrnes	....	sound utility
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	sound editor (as Sam Crutcher)
Craig A. Dellinger	....	sound editor (as Craig Dellinger)
Peter J. Devlin	....	sound mixer (as Peter Devlin)
Jonathan Golodner	....	sound editor
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Tricia Linklater	....	assistant sound editor
David Raymond	....	boom operator
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley recordist
Steven Ticknor	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Steve Ticknor)
Jon Wakeham	....	sound mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
Chris Cline	....	special effects technician
David Waine	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects
Jason Anderson	....	interactive compositing coordinator: SPI
Shannan Burkley	....	digital matte painter: SPI
Govardhan Das	....	lead roto artist: SPI (as Govardhan)
David Taritero	....	senior visual effects producer: SPI
Matthew Thomas	....	production services technician: SPI
Carey Villegas	....	visual effects supervisor: SPI
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate (uncredited)

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Stacey Carino	....	stunt double: Allegra
Robert A. Caster	....	stunts: skydiving
Clint Clawson	....	stunts: skydiving
Melanie Conatser Peschio	....	stunts: skydiving
Brett A. Jones	....	stunt coordinator (as Brett Jones)
Craig O'Brien	....	stunts: skydiving
Scott E. Smith	....	stunt coordinator: skydiving (as Scott Smith)
Scott E. Smith	....	stunts: skydiving (as Scott Smith)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Prarthna Arias	....	video assist operator
David Ariniello	....	dolly grip: Phoenix
Randy Babchuck	....	set lighting technician
Greg Baldi	....	director of photography: title montage unit
James Barker	....	best boy electric
James Barker	....	best boy electric: title montage unit
Samuel Barker	....	set lighting technician
Edward C. Bartel II	....	set lighting technician (as Ed Bartel II)
Katie Bogner	....	camera loader
Faith Brewer	....	camera operator: title montage unit
Faith Brewer	....	first assistant camera: title montage unit
Chris Burket	....	additional second assistant camera
Shane Buttle	....	set lighting technician
Brian Cantrell	....	set lighting technician
Kevin Chickanis	....	best boy grip: title montage unit
Chris Cline	....	video assist operator
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	key rigging grip (as Dhamarata 'G' Dhiensuwana)
Lou Escobar	....	best boy rigger (as Louis Escobar)
Camille Freer	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Daniel H. Goldstein	....	set lighting technician (as Dan Goldstein)
Cory Gunter	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Keith A. Hascher	....	electrical intern (as Keith Hascher)
Darry Herrington	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, title montage unit (as Darrell Herrington)
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator
Lawrence Karman	....	steadicam operator
Vessie Kazachka	....	camera loader
Nicholas Gerard Klein	....	company grip (as Nicholas Klein)
Darin Krask	....	second assistant camera
Bill Layton	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Emily Mackley	....	first assistant camera (as Emily Nagel)
Denis Moran	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as Denis Muran)
Keiko Nakahara	....	electric intern: title montage unit
Keiko Nakahara	....	electrical intern
David C. Negrin	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as David Negrin)
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer
George A. Olson Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as George Olson)
Pat O'Mara	....	key grip
Pat O'Mara	....	key grip: title montage unit
David Parker	....	best boy grip
David Parker	....	best boy grip: title montage unit
Tim Phelps	....	gaffer
Tim Phelps	....	gaffer: title montage unit
Nicholas Rini	....	company grip
William Robinson	....	first assistant camera: title montage unit (as Bill Robinson)
Eric Smith	....	camera loader
Penny Sprague	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Anthony Tellez	....	company grip
Anthony Widmer	....	company grip (as Tony Widmer)
Jay Pope	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting (Stab)
Dawn Marie Deibert	....	extras casting (as Dawn Deibert)
Samantha Finkler	....	casting associate
Rich King	....	extras casting
Georgia Simon	....	adr voice casting
Erin Toner	....	casting associate

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Deborah Myles Davis	....	costume buyer
Lorenzo Hearns Jr.	....	key costumer
Angela Ledgerwood	....	costume intern
Ellen Ryba	....	costume supervisor
Miriam Schulman	....	designer: artificial jewelry
Jean Stender Swicord	....	consultant: knitting
Earl Tanchuck	....	costumer

Schnitt (Stab)
Joanna Adler	....	post-production coordinator
Dan Aguilar	....	digital intermediate on-line editor: Company 3
Christine Carr	....	digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Mike Chiado	....	digital intermediate technician: Company 3
David Feldman	....	digital intermediate on-line producer: Company 3
Jennifer Godin	....	post-production coordinator (as Jenn Godin)
Jackie Lee	....	digital intermediate account executive: Company 3
Mark T. Osborne	....	digital intermediate colorist: Company 3 (as Mark Osborne)
Julian Smirke	....	first assistant editor
Royce Smith	....	lab timer
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3

Musik (Stab)
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Barklie K. Griggs	....	music supervisor
Michael Stern	....	music score mixer
Michael Stern	....	music score recordist
Jesse Voccia	....	electronic music programmer

Transporte
Martin C. Alvillar	....	driver (as Marty C. Alvillar)
Luis Arroyo	....	driver
Drew Barnett-Hamilton	....	transportation clerk
Robin Bishop	....	driver
Chris Faiella	....	driver
D'Aldo Fazzone	....	driver
Rick Fese Jr.	....	driver (as Rick Fese)
Sandra Freeman	....	driver: title montage unit (as Sandy Freeman)
Geno Hart	....	transportation consultant
Jay Krueger	....	driver
Ned LaGrotta	....	driver: title montage unit
Ronald Linxwiler	....	driver (as Ron Linxwiler)
Marc Lipman	....	driver
Robert Mckee	....	driver
Michael O'Grady	....	driver (as Mike O'Grady)
Peter Ortega	....	driver
Fidel Pean	....	driver
John Pellegrino	....	transportation captain (as John 'JR' Pellegrino)
Armando Santana	....	driver
Tim Schau	....	driver
Anthony Sorrentino	....	driver
Luis F. Velandia	....	driver
Ronald Wayne Yakshe	....	transportation co-captain (as Ronald W. Yakshe)
Sergio Zarate	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Carlos A. Aragon	....	location manager (as Carlos Antonio Aragon)
Bettina Browne	....	animal trainer
Emerson E. Bruns	....	legal services
Ernesto Chincgillas	....	additional chef: Alex's Gourmet Catering (as Ernesto Chinchillas)
Sarah Clifford	....	animal trainer
Aidan Orion Crawford	....	assistant: Hugh Dancy (as Aiden Crawford)
Bryan Daley	....	production intern
Tad Driscoll	....	production accountant
Angel Estrada	....	additional chef: Alex's Gourmet Catering
Heather Fielding	....	studio teacher
Peter Flanigan	....	legal services
Erica Hagen	....	assistant: John Calley
Jason Halley	....	set production assistant (as Jason 'Hippy' Halley)
Rebecca Hall	....	assistant: Maria Bello
Lori Hironaka	....	assistant: Robin Swicord
Jeff Hunt	....	production office assistant
Paul Jaconi Biery	....	production coordinator (as Paul Jaconi-Biery)
Lindsey Kaiser	....	production assistant: title montage unit
Lindsey Kaiser	....	production intern
Shea Kammer	....	key first assistant accountant
Melissa Lambert	....	assistant: Amy Brenneman
Eloy Lara	....	set medic (as Eloy Lara Jr.)
Monica M. Lecusay	....	production intern (as Monica Lecusay)
Samantha Luu	....	production assistant: title montage unit
Liana Maeby	....	accounting clerk
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Scott Menville	....	adr loop group
Richard Miro	....	adr loop group
Bob Neill	....	adr loop group
Eric Petersen	....	assistant location manager
Jacqueline Piñol	....	adr loop group
J. Lamont Pope	....	adr loop group (as Juan Pope)
John Portnoy	....	title designer: end title layout
Jose Prieto	....	chef: Alex's Gourmet Catering
Michelle Ruff	....	adr loop group
Martin Salgo	....	production secretary
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Megan Schmidt	....	set production assistant
Justin Shenkarow	....	adr loop group
Georgia Simon	....	adr loop group
Tom Skapars	....	assistant: Robin Swicord
Scott E. Smith	....	provider: skydiving footage (as Scott Smith)
Kelly Stables	....	adr loop group
Linda Stanley	....	additional studio teacher
Karen Strassman	....	adr loop group
Scott Trimble	....	key assistant location manager
Andrew Turner	....	assistant: Emily Blunt
Peter Vogel	....	assistant production coordinator
Alma Weaks	....	craft service
Robert S. Wilhelm Jr.	....	key set production assistant (as Bobby S. Wilhelm Jr.)
Byll Williams Bird	....	location manager: title montage unit
Tami Zamberg	....	production intern
Lisa Marie Boiko	....	choreographer (uncredited)
Sarah Clifford	....	animal supplier (uncredited)
Claire Doré	....	dog trainer (uncredited)
Charles Heaphy	....	production financing (uncredited)
Jason Jancosek	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Trimble	....	location scout (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Mockingbird Pictures (in association with)
• John Calley Productions

Verleihfirmen

• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)

Spezialeffekte

• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects and animation) (as Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)
• Yannix Technologies Inc. (tracking)

Weitere Firmen

• Adrenalin Nation  provider: skydiving footage
• Alex Gourmet Catering  catering (as Alex's Gourmet Catering)
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Axium Hollywood Services  payroll services
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• City National Bank  financing
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Company 3  telecine services
• DeLuxe Laboratories  processing
• Digital Vortechs  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Film Finance  bond
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Keslow Cameras  cameras (as Keslow Camera)
• NT Audio Services  optical soundtrack (as NT Audio)
• Nina Saxon Film Design  titles
• Panavision Remote Systems  camera cranes
• Rage  gaffer: security
• Reel Security  security: Munich
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services (as Sessions Payroll)
• Truman Van Dyke Company  insurance (as Truman Van Dyke)
• Upload Films  post-production management
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Alternativ:

Jane Austen Club, Der (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, brief strong language and some drug use.

Länge:

USA:106 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Netherlands:AL | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG | UK:12A | Germany:o.Al.

Drehorte:

Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Mockingbird Pictures

Dies und das:

Kathy Baker was originally cast as Sky, Prudy's mother.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Prudie confronts her flirting husband in the hotel room, his shirt is unbuttoned but closed as he puts his hands on his hips. In a split second, it flies open, exposing full uncovered chest.

Dialogzitate:

Bernadette: Our world is an English village.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Save Me

Enjoyable to watch with a great ensemble cast

I saw this movie at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival and made a point of learning as little as possible about what it was about and who was in it. Such a refreshing way to be invited into a story.

Though this movie will never win an academy award and it's premise revolves around a well-known British author, this is a very "Hollywood" movie.

The ensemble cast is like a large-scale painting with each character portraying different colours and brush strokes. Their diversity brings perspective and depth to the story.

I loved Bernadette's (Kathy Baker) ballsy and ebullient pseudo-matriarchal figure; and I silently cheered for Jocelyn (Maria Bello) to break out of her disciplined and 'in-control' habits, but it was Emily Blunt's portrayal of Prudie that shone a light giving the sharpest and most emotional contrast of all. She, who steadfastly distanced herself from the social class she grew up in, and worked tirelessly to elevate herself "to the manor born", convinced herself, with her stylish bob, Chanel-esquire attire and fanciful forays into french phrasology, that she was beyond the mundane and ordinary. She convinced me she was both strong and fragile, and my heart broke along with hers. What a lovely performance.

This isn't high-brow film by any means. The audience's biggest challenge is listening for and extracting the many Austen quotes that get zipped and zinged throughout the film. We are ultimately drawn to watching the ever-changing relationships, like petri dishes being poked and provoked.

This movie will be enjoyable even for those unfamiliar with Jane Austen's novels. A visually appealing, emotionally satisfying, safe and somewhat predictable film. Most likely to be pegged as a chick flick because it's heavy on relationships. Guys' loss.