We went to see Love and Friendship at the cinema. It’s a delightful period piece based on Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan which she wrote in her teens but wasn’t published until after her death. It’s funny, very funny.
The lady in question, played by the lovely Kate Beckinsale, is a real piece of work, as they say today. She’s a wicked, manipulating, scheming and selfish b . . . er, lady. The film has all the great Jane Austen stuff, upper class idiots, deluded lovers, handsome men, beautiful women, great hair and, of course, terrific bonnets!
The dialogue is deliciously witty with some laugh-out-loud lines. There’s a whole bunch of top-drawer British acting talent (including a Redgrave) and there’s even a happy ending. Aaaaah, lovely!
Highly recommended.
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