Why Utah Mormons Are Obsessed With Jane Austen

By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - An at-times farcical romance that takes place at a Jane Austen-themed vacation in the English countryside could only have been thought up by Americans - and not just any old Americans but Utah Mormons. "It's like the royal family obsession over here," said J.J. Feild, who plays a British actor wooing Keri Russell's visiting Yank in the upcoming "Austenland." "It goes to a whole 'nother level that we don't really have back at home." American Anglophilia came up during the Q&A following an "Austenland" showing at the Landmark Tuesday night. ...



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