Friday, 28 October 2016: Love and Friendship

Friday, 28 October 2016, 20:00

Venue: (see Locations and Tickets for further details)

Programme category: Forest Row Film Society

Director: Whit Stillman, United States/Ireland 2016, 93 mins, PG

"Jane Austen has never been funnier" ***** Tim Robey, Telegraph

The artfully shrewd and manipulative Lady Susan (Kate Beckinsale in a fascinatingly controlled and siren-like performance), recently widowed, schemes to acquire a husband for herself and her reluctant daughter. A gloriously sharp period romance based on a Jane Austen novella and amplified by Stillman's quick-fire wit and comedic timing.

"one of the deftest feats of literary interpolation in ages." Telegraph

Further reading

1. Independent
2. The Guardian
3. Boston Globe
4. Indie London
5. Telegraph

Trailer