Within minutes, it’s openly clear that Lady Susan is one of those high-born ladies who uses her charm and beauty to beguile men and infuriate woman while she travels around looking for the hospitality of relatives and wealthy friends. Broke, recently widowed and reliant on the kindness of others, it is plainly obvious that as much as she is the protagonist of Austen’s tale, she almost most certainly is also the villain of the piece.
While her reputation proceeds her (and therefore isn’t spelled out as such), she’s overall a pompous woman eager to dismiss her own sins while focusing on the pitfalls of others. Kate Beckinsale plays her very sharply, for Lady Susan is not the usual Austen heroine in any regard. As the film’s main obsession, Lady Susan fills Love & Friendship with a certain perniciousness that did not escape me on my first viewing. My first impression of the movie was entirely based on the lead character Lady Susan Vernon, as she flees the elegant house of a friend with her daughter. If it was Austen’s world, it had no chance but to be devilishly good. Love & Friendship was never one of the required readings in school or a fan favorite that often got spoken about in my circle of friends, but when it was announced that Kate Beckinsale would star in the film version, I immediately set my sights to watch it. Courtesy Bernard Walsh/Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions. Jane Austen is back with a bite in this tale of Georgian era society and the triumph and pitfalls of romance. Willow and Thatch welcomes guest writer Isa below is her review of the new (lavish!) costume (comedy, romance!) period drama from director Whit Stillman. Starring Kate Beckinsale ( Stonehearst Asylum, The Aviator, The Golden Bowl, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Emma), Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Emma Greenwell, Justin Edwards, Tom Bennett, Morfydd Clark, Jemma Redgrave, James Fleet, Jenn Murray, Stephen Fry.Īvailable to stream on AMAZON on August 16, 2016. While at their estate the scheming Lady Susan decides it’s time to secure a husband for herself and for her somewhat reluctant and awkward daughter.īased on the early novella Lady Susan, by Jane Austen. Set in 1790s London, Love & Friendship centers on the recently widowed Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale), who seeks refuge with her in-laws to escape the scandalous rumors surrounding her private life. Home » Period Drama Articles » Whit Stillman’s Love & Friendship Whit Stillman’s Love & Friendship
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