Love and Friendship

About the movie

Set in the 1790s this film follows the deliciously scheming and manipulative Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale), who is on a mission to find a husband for herself and her long-suffering daughter Frederica, aided and abetted by her loyal friend Alicia Johnson (Chloe Sevigny). Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy (Xavier Samuel) and wealthy Sir James Martin (Tom Bennett), severely complicate their plans.
Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco, Metropolitan, Damsels in Distress) is on top form directing his own adaptation of Jane Austen’s early novella concerning the sensational Lady Susan Vernon. An exquisite comedy of matchmaking and heart-breaking. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2016.

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