A sublime Kate Beckinsale digs into the role of her career as Lady Susan Vernon, a widow with impeccable taste and the scheming ambitions of a Kardashian. Her base of operations is the Churchill estate owned by her brother-in-law Charles Vernon (Justin Edwards) whose wife Catherine (Emma Greenwell) is onto Susan’s wiles.

Jane Austen wrote her novel in the form of letters, which Stillman translates into scenes that delight the eye and challenge the ear with verbal loop-the-loops. Austen often used the word “amiable” to describe something that tickled her fancy. Stillman’s Love & Friendship is far more than amiable, it’s pure pleasure and one of the best movies of the year. ~~ Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Rated PG for some thematic elements
Running Time: 92 minutes