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** Creator/JJField played another Austen hero named Henry in the 2007 adaptation of '' Literature/NorthangerAbbey''.

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** Creator/JJField Creator/JJFeild played another Austen hero named Henry in the 2007 adaptation of '' Literature/NorthangerAbbey''.
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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}}, Brent [=McKenzie=], Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Creator/GeorgiaKing, Creator/RickyWhittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Creator/JJFeild, Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}}, Brent [=McKenzie=], Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Creator/JamesCallis, Creator/GeorgiaKing, Creator/RickyWhittle, and Rupert Vansittart.
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* RadishCure: Jane spends her life's savings to go to the Austenland resort to live out her Jane Austen fantasies, but after a miserable time due to being harassed by Mr. Wattlebrook, and being led on by Nobley, she decides to put away her Jane Austen memorabilia when she returns home.

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* RadishCure: Jane spends her life's savings to go to the Austenland resort to live out her Jane Austen fantasies, but after [[spoiler: a miserable time due to being harassed by Mr. Wattlebrook, and being led on by Nobley, she decides to put away her Jane Austen memorabilia memorabilia]] when she returns home.
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* RadishCure: Jane spends her life's savings to go to the Austenland resort to live out her Jane Austen fantasies, but after a miserable time due to being harassed by Mr. Wattlebrook, and being led on by Nobley, she decides to put away her Jane Austen memorabilia when she returns home.
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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}}, Brent [=McKenzie=], Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Creator/RickyWhittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}}, Brent [=McKenzie=], Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Creator/GeorgiaKing, Creator/RickyWhittle, and Rupert Vansittart.
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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}}, Brent [=McKenzie=], Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, Creator/RickyWhittle, and Rupert Vansittart.
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Creator/KeriRussell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.

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Creator/KeriRussell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''.''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.
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* AdaptedOut: Jane's great-aunt, who in the book left her the trip to Austenland in her will, is cut out of the film. Saffronia and John Templeton are also absent from the film.

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* AdaptedOut: Jane's great-aunt, who in the book left her the trip to Austenland in her will, is cut out of the film. 'Aunt' Saffronia and John Templeton are is also absent from the film.film, though her boorish husband is not.
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** Creator/RupertVansittart, who plays Mr Wattlebrook here, also played Mr Hurst (a very similar character) in the original ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' miniseries.
** Creator/JJField played another Austen hero named Henry in the 2007 adaptation of '' Literature/NorthangerAbbey''.
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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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''Austenland'' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, Creator/JenniferCoolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

Creator/KeriRussell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings [[note]] in the book, her wealthy great-aunt had granted this trip in her will [[/note]] on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.

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'''Austenland''' [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_austenland_poster.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"I knew this place would be magical! They even got us a car from the 1800s!"'']]

->''"I'm going to take charge of my story."''
-->-- '''Jane'''
''Austenland''
is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

Creator/KeriRussell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings [[note]] in the book, her wealthy great-aunt had granted this trip in her will [[/note]] on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.



!!!Tropes present in the books ''Austenland'' and ''Midnight in Austenland'' include:

* AdultFear:
** For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs. Compounded into TearJerker when she calls her children, finding out her boy Beckett is calling TheOtherWoman mom and her daughter Lu refuses to speak to her.
** Alisha is a pop star staying in Austenland following [[spoiler: drug abuse and failed rehab stints]]. Her [[spoiler: mother]] keeps watch over her, posing as her nurse Mrs. Hatchet.
* BettyAndVeronica:
** Nobley and Martin for Jane. Nobley is an actor playing Darcy, and Martin is just the gardener. [[spoiler:At first she chooses Martin, up until learning that he is a phony. Shannon in an earlier draft had the two of them ending up together.]]
** Eddie and Mr. Mallery for Charlotte, though ironically Eddie is portrayed as her wayward "brother" and Mr. Mallery is her TallDarkAndSnarky gentleman. [[spoiler:She initially chooses Mr. Mallery, since Mrs. Wattlesbrook wouldn't let her date her own fictional brother, but then he tries to murder her after she finds the keys to Mr. Wattlesbrook's Bentley.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding:
** Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]
** Charlotte after a bad divorce and surviving a [[spoiler: murder attempt]] finally finds love in [[spoiler: her Austenland "brother" Eddie]] as well as an excuse to stay with him in England.
** Mrs. Wattlesbrook when introduced to [[spoiler: Miss Charming]] as a business partner; [[spoiler: Miss Charming has the finances and the math skills to buy back the other Austenland estates and have it turn a profit]].
* GenreShift: ''Austenland'' is a romantic comedy, while ''Midnight in Austenland'' is a Gothic mystery.
* HiddenDepths: Think Mrs. Wattlesbrook is just an uptight hostess that frowns on improper behavior? Think again: [[spoiler: she is married to an abusive husband and somehow keeps Austenland afloat despite his escapades, and manages to grieve when learning that he died.]]
* NotSoDifferent: Charlotte, like [[spoiler: Mrs. Wattlesbrook]], had a terrible husband. [[spoiler:Mrs. Wattlesbrook]] smiles when Charlotte as part of her Austenland character claims she's a widower, and that her husband died painfully.
* TheAlcoholic: Mr. Wattlesbrook is one. [[spoiler: Sets a cottage on fire while drunk, which is the final straw for Mr. Mallery, who kills him and hides the body.]]
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.
* YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husband, with a woman named Justice.
** The same thing happened to [[spoiler: Miss Charming]] as well, so that she copes with it by staying in Europe.

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!!!Tropes present in the books ''Austenland'' and ''Midnight in Austenland'' include:

* AdultFear:
** For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs. Compounded into TearJerker when she calls her children, finding out her boy Beckett is calling TheOtherWoman mom and her daughter Lu refuses to speak to her.
** Alisha is a pop star staying in Austenland following [[spoiler: drug abuse and failed rehab stints]]. Her [[spoiler: mother]] keeps watch over her, posing as her nurse Mrs. Hatchet.
* BettyAndVeronica:
** Nobley and Martin for Jane. Nobley is an actor playing Darcy, and Martin is just the gardener. [[spoiler:At first she chooses Martin, up until learning that he is a phony. Shannon in an earlier draft had the two of them ending up together.]]
** Eddie and Mr. Mallery for Charlotte, though ironically Eddie is portrayed as her wayward "brother" and Mr. Mallery is her TallDarkAndSnarky gentleman. [[spoiler:She initially chooses Mr. Mallery, since Mrs. Wattlesbrook wouldn't let her date her own fictional brother, but then he tries to murder her after she finds the keys to Mr. Wattlesbrook's Bentley.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding:
** Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]
** Charlotte after a bad divorce and surviving a [[spoiler: murder attempt]] finally finds love in [[spoiler: her Austenland "brother" Eddie]] as well as an excuse to stay with him in England.
** Mrs. Wattlesbrook when introduced to [[spoiler: Miss Charming]] as a business partner; [[spoiler: Miss Charming has the finances and the math skills to buy back the other Austenland estates and have it turn a profit]].
* GenreShift: ''Austenland'' is a romantic comedy, while ''Midnight in Austenland'' is a Gothic mystery.
* HiddenDepths: Think Mrs. Wattlesbrook is just an uptight hostess that frowns on improper behavior? Think again: [[spoiler: she is married to an abusive husband and somehow keeps Austenland afloat despite his escapades, and manages to grieve when learning that he died.]]
* NotSoDifferent: Charlotte, like [[spoiler: Mrs. Wattlesbrook]], had a terrible husband. [[spoiler:Mrs. Wattlesbrook]] smiles when Charlotte as part of her Austenland character claims she's a widower, and that her husband died painfully.
* TheAlcoholic: Mr. Wattlesbrook is one. [[spoiler: Sets a cottage on fire while drunk, which is the final straw for Mr. Mallery, who kills him and hides the body.]]
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.
* YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husband, with a woman named Justice.
** The same thing happened to [[spoiler: Miss Charming]] as well, so that she copes with it by staying in Europe.

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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by ShannonHale.Creator/ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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* AdultFear: For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs
** Compounded into TearJerker when she calls her children, finding out her boy Beckett is calling TheOtherWoman mom and her daughter Lu refuses to speak to her.

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* AdultFear: AdultFear:
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For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs
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PlayedForLaughs. Compounded into TearJerker when she calls her children, finding out her boy Beckett is calling TheOtherWoman mom and her daughter Lu refuses to speak to her.



* EarnYourHappyEnding: Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: BettyAndVeronica:
** Nobley and Martin for Jane. Nobley is an actor playing Darcy, and Martin is just the gardener. [[spoiler:At first she chooses Martin, up until learning that he is a phony. Shannon in an earlier draft had the two of them ending up together.]]
** Eddie and Mr. Mallery for Charlotte, though ironically Eddie is portrayed as her wayward "brother" and Mr. Mallery is her TallDarkAndSnarky gentleman. [[spoiler:She initially chooses Mr. Mallery, since Mrs. Wattlesbrook wouldn't let her date her own fictional brother, but then he tries to murder her after she finds the keys to Mr. Wattlesbrook's Bentley.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding:
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Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]



* GenreShift: ''Austenland'' is a romantic comedy, while ''Midnight in Austenland'' is a Gothic mystery.



* NotSoDifferent: Charlotte, like [[spoiler: Mrs. Wattlesbrook]], had a terrible husband. [[spoiler:Mrs. Wattlesbrook]] smiles when Charlotte as part of her Austenland character claims she's a widower, and that her husband died painfully.



* Yandere: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.

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* Yandere: {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.



* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film has one, set one year after the end of Jane's stay at Austenland: [[spoiler: Elizabeth has bought Austenland and turned it into a theme park, along with co-host Andrews. Captain East works as a performer there. Among the guests are Amelia and her old husband (whom she ditches to {{fangirl}} over East), and Jane and Nobley, now a happy couple. Mr. Wattlesbrook works as a garbage picker.]]

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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film has one, set one year after the end of Jane's stay at Austenland: [[spoiler: Elizabeth has bought Austenland and turned it into a theme park, along with co-host Andrews. Captain East works as a performer there. Among the guests are Amelia and her old husband (whom she ditches to {{fangirl}} over East), and Jane and Nobley, now a happy couple. Mr. Wattlesbrook works as a garbage picker.]]

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* CastingGag: Rupert Vansittart, who plays Mr Wattlebrook here, also played Mr Hurst (a very similar character) in the original ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' miniseries.



* HollywoodToneDeaf: Bret McKenzie faking bad singing "Suddenly".

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* IHaveThisFriend: While Jane and [[spoiler:Nobley]] watch two other characters kiss in the distance, Jane and he discuss whether the other two are having a short-term fling or starting something more lasting; of course, they are really talking about themselves. Jane reuses one of the exact phrases from this dialogue later in the movie, applied to herself of course.
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* ActionDressRip: Jane has been riding sidesaddle, but needs to ride astride to outrun a rainstorm. In this case the dress is ripped vertically. (She still has some kind of long underwear to conceal her legs.)
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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Shannon Hale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Shannon Hale.ShannonHale. It stars Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.
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AdultFear: For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs

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AdultFear: *AdultFear: For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs



EarnYourHappyEnding: Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]

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EarnYourHappyEnding: *EarnYourHappyEnding: Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]



HiddenDepths: Think Mrs. Wattlesbrook is just an uptight hostess that frowns on improper behavior? Think again: [[spoiler: she is married to an abusive husband and somehow keeps Austenland afloat despite his escapades, and manages to grieve when learning that he died.]]
TheAlcoholic: Mr. Wattlesbrook is one. [[spoiler: Sets a cottage on fire while drunk, which is the final straw for Mr. Mallery, who kills him and hides the body.]]
Yandere: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.
YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husband, with a woman named Justice.

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HiddenDepths: *HiddenDepths: Think Mrs. Wattlesbrook is just an uptight hostess that frowns on improper behavior? Think again: [[spoiler: she is married to an abusive husband and somehow keeps Austenland afloat despite his escapades, and manages to grieve when learning that he died.]]
TheAlcoholic: *TheAlcoholic: Mr. Wattlesbrook is one. [[spoiler: Sets a cottage on fire while drunk, which is the final straw for Mr. Mallery, who kills him and hides the body.]]
Yandere: *Yandere: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.
YourCheatingHeart: *YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husband, with a woman named Justice.

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** Alisha is a pop star staying in Austenland following [[spoiler: drug abuse and failed rehab stints]]. Her [[spoiler: mother]] keeps watch over her, posing as her nurse Mrs. Hatchet.



** Charlotte after a bad divorce and surviving a [[spoiler: murder attempt]]
YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husband

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** Charlotte after a bad divorce and surviving a [[spoiler: murder attempt]]
attempt]] finally finds love in [[spoiler: her Austenland "brother" Eddie]] as well as an excuse to stay with him in England.
** Mrs. Wattlesbrook when introduced to [[spoiler: Miss Charming]] as a business partner; [[spoiler: Miss Charming has the finances and the math skills to buy back the other Austenland estates and have it turn a profit]].
HiddenDepths: Think Mrs. Wattlesbrook is just an uptight hostess that frowns on improper behavior? Think again: [[spoiler: she is married to an abusive husband and somehow keeps Austenland afloat despite his escapades, and manages to grieve when learning that he died.]]
TheAlcoholic: Mr. Wattlesbrook is one. [[spoiler: Sets a cottage on fire while drunk, which is the final straw for Mr. Mallery, who kills him and hides the body.]]
Yandere: [[spoiler: Mary]] in ''Midnight in Austenland.'' She fancies Mr. Mallery a little TOO much.
YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husbandhusband, with a woman named Justice.
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!!!Tropes present in the books ''Austenland'' and ''Midnight in Austenland'' include:

AdultFear: For Charlotte, the effect of her divorce on her children, and how they will grow up. Usually PlayedForLaughs
** Compounded into TearJerker when she calls her children, finding out her boy Beckett is calling TheOtherWoman mom and her daughter Lu refuses to speak to her.
EarnYourHappyEnding: Jane after a string of bad boyfriends finally finds [[spoiler: Henry, who risks his heart and finances to fly with her to New York]]
** Charlotte after a bad divorce and surviving a [[spoiler: murder attempt]]
YourCheatingHeart: Charlotte's husband
** The same thing happened to [[spoiler: Miss Charming]] as well, so that she copes with it by staying in Europe.

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* CastingGag: Rupert Vansittart, who plays Mr Wattlebrook here, also played Mr Hurst (a very similar character) in the original ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' miniseries.
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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Shannon Hale. It stars Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

Keri Russell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings [[note]] in the book, her wealthy great-aunt had granted this trip in her will [[/note]] on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.

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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Shannon Hale. It stars Keri Russell, Creator/KeriRussell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

Keri Russell Creator/KeriRussell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings [[note]] in the book, her wealthy great-aunt had granted this trip in her will [[/note]] on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.

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** Lady Heartwright is beautiful, accomplished, and infuriatingly [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter better than our heroine]] at ladylike things -- a lot like ''Literature/{{Emma}}'''s Jane Fairfax (although the latter was more of a genuinely good person).



* MrFanservice: Captain East is one both in-universe. It's clear that Mrs. Wattlesbrook [[WalkingShirtlessScene doesn't keep him around for his acting]].



* SecretRelationship: Amelia's relationship with East is portrayed as this in Austenland, although Jane wonders if the people playing them are also in love outside of it.

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* SecretRelationship: Amelia's relationship with East is portrayed as this in Austenland, although Jane wonders if the people playing them are also in love outside of it. The ending implies as much.



* StylisticSuck: Mrs. Wattlesbrook's play -- tacky props and costumes, BadBadActing, hammy script, the works. The film also portrays East's shows as this.

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* StylisticSuck: Mrs. Wattlesbrook's play -- tacky props and costumes, BadBadActing, hammy script, the works. The film also portrays East's shows as this.
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: Bret McKenzie faking bad singing "Suddenly".

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* AdaptationNameChange:
** In the book, Henry Jenkins was the name of the actor who played Mr. William Nobley. In the film, Henry Nobley is both his fake and real name.
** Martin Jasper played Theodore the gardener in the book. In the film, the servant's name is Martin and his full real name is not revealed.
* AdaptedOut: Jane's great-aunt, who in the book left her the trip to Austenland in her will, is cut out of the film. Saffronia and John Templeton are also absent from the film.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Played with. It's unknown if the "Colonel Andrews" persona is supposed to be gay, but the actor playing him is.



* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Mr. Wattlesbrook assaults Jane during her stay. This forms the grounds of her threat to report Austenland and shut it down -- apparently, she wasn't the first]].
* BadBadActing: The characters don't even ''try'' to act Mrs. Wattlesbroook's play well, resulting in this trope.

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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Mr. Wattlesbrook assaults Jane during her stay. This forms the grounds of her threat to report Austenland and shut it down -- apparently, she wasn't the first]].
first. In the book, the actor playing John Templeton did this, resulting in him being fired]].
* BadBadActing: The characters don't even ''try'' to act Mrs. Wattlesbroook's Wattlesbrook's play well, resulting in this trope.



* CompositeCharacter: The film delegates the Templetons' roles to the Wattlesbrooks.



* {{Expy}}: Quiet, brooding Henry Nobley is even referred to as the Mr. Darcy character.

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* EatingTheEyeCandy: All the ladies clearly enjoy admiring Captain East.
* {{Expy}}: From ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', and occasionally other Austen works.
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Quiet, brooding Henry Mr. Nobley is even referred to as the Mr. Darcy character.character.
** Mrs. Wattlesbrook is one of Lady Catherine de Bourgh -- she obsesses about class and customs, although she's pretty classless and customless herself, and looks down on people she deems unworthy (like Jane).
** Lady Heartwright is beautiful, accomplished, and infuriatingly [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter better than our heroine]] at ladylike things -- a lot like ''Literature/{{Emma}}'''s Jane Fairfax (although the latter was more of a genuinely good person).



* FanOfThePast: Jane is one of the Regency era.
* {{Foil}}: Molly Andrews-Carrera, Jane's best friend in the real world, is HappilyMarried with kids, has a hyphenated last name, and "normal" hobbies -- everything Jane isn't.



* GrandRomanticGesture: In the end, [[spoiler: Nobley actually flies to America to return Jane's sketchbook. When she mentions that he "could have mailed it," he treats it as a rebuff.]]
* LoveTriangle: In Austenland, Jane is torn between free-spirited stableboy Martin and quiet, thoughtful gentleman Nobley.

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* GrandRomanticGesture: In Near the end, end of the film, [[spoiler: Nobley actually flies to America to return Jane's sketchbook. When she mentions that he "could have mailed it," he treats it as a rebuff.]]
* LoveTriangle: In Austenland, Jane is torn between free-spirited stableboy Martin servant Martin/Theodore and quiet, thoughtful gentleman Nobley.Nobley.
* MeaningfulName:
** Jane Hayes is renamed Jane Erstwhile in Austenland: fitting, as she's a FanOfThePast.
** Mr. Nobley is as [[KnightInSourArmour noble as the character he's based on]], if a bit sour.
* PluckyComicRelief: Miss Charming, who, in contrast to Jane, is clearly just out to have a good time.



* StylisticSuck: Mrs. Wattlesbrook's play -- tacky props and costumes, BadBadActing, hammy script, the works.

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* StylisticSuck: Mrs. Wattlesbrook's play -- tacky props and costumes, BadBadActing, hammy script, the works. The film also portrays East's shows as this.



* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Set one year after the end of Jane's stay at Austenland: [[spoiler: Elizabeth has bought Austenland and turned it into a theme park, along with co-host Andrews. Captain East works as a performer there. Among the guests are Amelia and her old husband (whom she ditches to {{fangirl}} over East), and Jane and Nobley, now a happy couple. Mr. Wattlesbrook works as a garbage picker.]]

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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Set The film has one, set one year after the end of Jane's stay at Austenland: [[spoiler: Elizabeth has bought Austenland and turned it into a theme park, along with co-host Andrews. Captain East works as a performer there. Among the guests are Amelia and her old husband (whom she ditches to {{fangirl}} over East), and Jane and Nobley, now a happy couple. Mr. Wattlesbrook works as a garbage picker.]]
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'''Austenland''' is a 2013 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] of the 2007 book of the same name by Shannon Hale. It stars Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Brent [=McKenzie=], Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Ricky Whittle, and Rupert Vansittart.

Keri Russell plays Jane Hayes, a dissatisfied 30-something American woman who is obsessed with Creator/ColinFirth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''. Deciding American men simply don't live up to the standard set by Creator/JaneAusten's fictional love interests, Jane decides to spend her life savings [[note]] in the book, her wealthy great-aunt had granted this trip in her will [[/note]] on a trip to a British resort called Austenland, where visitors can immerse themselves in the Regency era (complete with fake names and {{gorgeous period dress}}es) and leave with a love interest at the end of their stay. Jane hopes to leave with her very own Mr. Darcy.

Jane arrives at Austenland with fellow guest Elizabeth Charming (Coolidge), a wealthy middle-aged woman who paid for the "platinum package" to meet a host of colorful characters -- snooty, uptight owner Mrs. Wattlesbrook (Seymour), her bumbling husband (Vansittart), her nephew, the handsome, quiet Henry Nobley (Feild), the camp, energetic, AmbiguouslyGay Colonel Andrews (Callis), the wealthy, romantic Lady Amelia Heartwright (King), and the dashing Captain East (Whittle). Also along for the ride is stableboy Martin ([=McKenzie=]), whose FishOutOfWater air is something Jane finds very comforting...

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!!!Tropes present in this film include:

* AnachronismStew: In-universe, Austenland isn't ''quite'' as historically accurate as Mrs. Wattlesbrook likes to claim -- some lights are electric, the toilets flush, and they are picked up from the airport in a car.
* AscendedFangirl: Jane is a huge fan of Jane Austen, and she sees going to Austenland and immersing herself in Jane Austen's era as this trope -- however, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Mr. Wattlesbrook assaults Jane during her stay. This forms the grounds of her threat to report Austenland and shut it down -- apparently, she wasn't the first]].
* BadBadActing: The characters don't even ''try'' to act Mrs. Wattlesbroook's play well, resulting in this trope.
* BirdsOfAFeather: What Jane's attraction to Martin is based on -- she's looked down on by Mrs. Wattlesbrook as an "orphan" (she only paid for the copper package, so she is treated worse than the other guests), while he's looked down on for being a "stable boy." Both of them decry the pomp and concept of Austenland. [[spoiler: Subverted, Martin was paid to act like this from the beginning, and she actually has more in common with ''Nobley''.]]
* CallBack: "Tally-ho."
* DancesAndBalls: A ball ends a guest's stay with their assigned love interest.
* {{Expy}}: Quiet, brooding Henry Nobley is even referred to as the Mr. Darcy character.
* EyeScream: Elizabeth accidentally shoots an arrow at Amelia's eye during the play. The wound is infected, and Amelia spends the rest of her stay wearing an eyepatch. She's fine by the ending, though.
* FakeBrit: In-universe, Jane is shocked to find out Amelia is actually American, as her British mannerisms seemed so spot-on during their stay.
* GoldDigger: Amelia is married to an old, rich American.
* GrandRomanticGesture: In the end, [[spoiler: Nobley actually flies to America to return Jane's sketchbook. When she mentions that he "could have mailed it," he treats it as a rebuff.]]
* LoveTriangle: In Austenland, Jane is torn between free-spirited stableboy Martin and quiet, thoughtful gentleman Nobley.
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Elizabeth Charming is very rich, but she's not quite all there.
* SatelliteCharacter: Jane's best friend is just around to commentate on her obsession and persuade her to lead a normal life.
* SecretRelationship: Amelia's relationship with East is portrayed as this in Austenland, although Jane wonders if the people playing them are also in love outside of it.
* ShamelessFanserviceGuy: Captain East needs little provocation to rip off his shirt.
* StylisticSuck: Mrs. Wattlesbrook's play -- tacky props and costumes, BadBadActing, hammy script, the works.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Martin and Captain East.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Set one year after the end of Jane's stay at Austenland: [[spoiler: Elizabeth has bought Austenland and turned it into a theme park, along with co-host Andrews. Captain East works as a performer there. Among the guests are Amelia and her old husband (whom she ditches to {{fangirl}} over East), and Jane and Nobley, now a happy couple. Mr. Wattlesbrook works as a garbage picker.]]

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