Faith and Film: Love and Friendship
Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.
Jane Austen has certainly enjoyed a renaissance at the movies in the last several years. Not only have there been recent film versions of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility; we’ve also seen Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! What more could we want?
Now there’s an acclaimed new film made of Austen’s novella Lady Susan, entitled Love and Friendship. American writer/director Whit Stillman has done the adaptation for the screen. In some ways, Love and Friendship has the characteristics of other Austen films, including great period costumes and lovely English scenery. However, unlike some versions of classics, Stillman’s is surprisingly funny. The clever observations that Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) a recent widow, shares with her friend Alicia (Chloe Sevigny), are priceless.
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