摘要：In recent years a slew of books, movies, websites, blogsites, have appeared in connection with the life and works of the famous English writer Jane Austen. This is so is not surprising, considering that in a world driven to irrationality and almost suicidal behaviour people do need some kinds of reassurances that life is basically good, decent and that in the end good triumphs over evil, even if evil does linger around for a long time doing its usual rounds of menace and violence and abuse. I have been reading with great interest the hubbub over The Jane Austen Book Club – a kind of ‘art film’ made with very interesting cross-referencing and music. Given that the major newspapers (Los Angeles Times, New York Times, etc.) all gave the film positive reviews, it certainly merits watching – after all the worth of a major writer lies precisely in the fact that readers/audiences/people find new and newer ways of approaching and interpreting the writer’s works.
