Love & Friendship (2016)

Love & Friendship (2016)
Meet Jane Austen’s most deliciously wicked heroine!
Directed by Whit Stillman, this hilarious movie is based on Lady Susan, a short novel Jane Austen wrote early in her life but never published. Unlike Austen's usual sweet heroines who worry about propriety, Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) is a beautiful, completely shameless, and fiercely intelligent widow who manipulates everyone around her to secure wealthy husbands for both herself and her reluctant daughter.It is easily one of the funniest, sharpest, and most fast-paced Austen adaptations ever made!
Top Photo: Kate Beckinsale looks absolutely stunning as Lady Susan. With her extravagant black hat and calculating gaze, she perfectly embodies a woman who uses her charm and societal rules as a weapon to get exactly what she wants.
Middle Photo: captures the fantastic chemistry between Lady Susan and her handsome young target, Reginald DeCourcy (Xavier Samuel). Watching her effortlessly wrap him around her finger in crowded drawing rooms is pure comedic joy.
Bottom Photo: shows the incredible Stephen Fry as Mr. Johnson, standing alongside Chloe Sevigny (Alicia Johnson). Stephen Fry is absolutely perfect as the long-suffering husband who desperately wishes he could banish Lady Susan from his house forever!If you love Austen’s biting irony and wit, this film elevates it to an art form. Lady Susan may be a bit of a villain, but you can't help but cheer for her brilliance!
Let’s Discuss!Question: How refreshing did you find it to watch an Austen movie where the main heroine is a delightfully manipulative "villain" instead of a traditional romantic hero, and what was your favorite line from the film?Drop your thoughts below!