Love & Friendship
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica--and herself too, naturally.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Netherlands
Details
Release year: 2016
Storyline
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica--and herself too, naturally.
Top credits
Kate Beckinsale — Lady Susan Vernon
Chloë Sevigny — Alicia Johnson
Xavier Samuel — Reginald DeCourcy
Emma Greenwell — Catherine DeCourcy Vernon
Did you know
• All of Kate Beckinsale's costumes and the majority of Chloë Sevigny's were custom-designed, despite a limited budget.
• The film was shot in 26 days.
• This is the first cinematic adaptation of Jane Austen's epistolary novella "Lady Susan", likely written between 1794-95 but published posthumously in 1871. The film derives its name from Austen's "Love and Freindship [sic]", a short story dated 1790. This work is a parody of romance novels at the time and consists primarily of a series of letters that convey the personal experiences and adventures of its characters, particularly highlighting the lives and emotions surrounding friendship and romantic entanglements.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $14,016,568
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $133,513 (2016-05-15)