Storyline
From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her plans.
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Kate Beckinsale, Xavier Samuel, Stephen Fry, James Fleet, Chloë Sevigny, Conor MacNeill, Tom Bennett, Carla McGlynn, Justin Edwards, Emma Greenwell, Morfydd Clark, Jenn Murray, Jemma Redgrave, Lochlann O'Mearáin, Sophie Radermacher, Jordan Waller, Ross Mac Mahon, Frank Prendergast, Kelly Campbell, Conor Lambert, Frank Melia, Sylvie Benoiton, Daniel Magee, Rowan Finken, Dave Timbs, Laura Whelan, James Crerar, John Brennan, Olivia Fahy, Ellie Houlihan, Darragh O'Connor
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100
It’s flat-out hilarious – find me a funnier screen stab at Austen, and I’m tempted to offer your money back personally. Gliding through its compact 92 minutes with alert photography and not a single scene wasted, it’s also Stillman on the form of his life.
95
Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny spin intrigues, break hearts and flirt with scandal just as effectively in the 1790s setting of “Love” as they did in “Disco,” which took place in the early 1980s.
90
[Stillman] takes the inherent sophistication of Austen’s worldview and introduces just the right note of sly, self-deflating mockery.
80
The Guardian
Beckinsale is a hoot to watch as a character with no redeemable qualities, except for her cunning ability to get what she wants. You can’t help but love Lady Susan because of the evident joy she takes in being so duplicitous. Her energy is infectious.
80
There is not an ounce of flourish to the filmmaking, but that’s always been the director’s aesthetic. His embellishments come in subtler forms, with witty dialogue and memorable characters—traits that Love and Friendship offers in abundance.
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