Valeria Golino exudes humanity in Mario Martone’s thoughtful biopic of struggling literary pioneer Goliarda Sapienza.

A female-focused character study, an incarceration drama, and a niche literary biopic, the two Italian greats craft a tribute ...

Valeria Golino plays author Goliarda Sapienza in Mario Martone's 'Fuori,' but it's Matilda de Angelis who gives the film what spark of life it has.

PBS’s ‘Masterpiece’ presents a four-part drama about Jane Austen and her elder sister, Cassandra, who burned the bulk of the ...

Françoise Sagan’s first novel, “Bonjour Tristesse,” was published in 1954. With a new film adaptation, the book and its ...

Veteran Tamil writer Ee. Paa's works reflect social and political events in Tamil Nadu, including award-winning novels and ...

In Laura Piani's knowing comedy, a headbound bookshop clerk finds herself not ruined by the author but charmed by the ...

Brixton Academy may well be an alluring prospect for bands, but it has a habit of killing them, Wet Leg survived and thrived under pressure.

Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow chronicles the life of one of the nation's most beloved humorists and writers in ...

Besides Shakespeare, no author may haunt the screen more than Jane Austen. Her novels, full of heroines who find love and usually a life lesson or two, practically spawned the romantic comedy. So no ...

Director Mario Martone ('Nostalgia') returns to competition in Cannes with a movie about Italian author Goliarda Sapienza, ...