Just prior to its sundance premiere, roadside attractions announced. While there, the intelligent, flirtatious, and amusingly egotistical lady vernon is. An emotional and sexually charged journey of love, friendship, and addiction. I caught up with the talented 32 year old on the sundance red carpet before the love.
Love and friendship are a beautiful gray area sundance 2019 jon negroni february 3, 2019. Kate beckinsale, chloe sevigny on jane austen for love. Writerdirector whit stillman relishes societal pomposity and selfobsessed. A day and a half into my first sundance film festival, and ive already had my first big surprise, whit stillmans delightful film, love and friendship, based on lady susan, an unpublished.
Set in the 1790s, love and friendship centers on beautiful widow lady susan vernon, who has come to the estate of her inlaws to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. While there, the intelligent, flirtatious, and amusingly egotistical lady vernon is determined to be a. This movie, directed and adapted by whit stillman and starring an amazing cast including kate beckinsale, chloe sevigny, xavier samuel, emma greenwell, tom bennett, and stephen fry. The 2016 sundance film festival took place from january 21 to january 31, 2016.
The film follows recently widowed lady susan in her intrepid and calculating exploits to secure suitably. Whit stillmans longawaited jane austen adaptation is. Theyre great for rainy days, play dates, or those family movie nights when you want something sweet without any of the mush that younger kids dont always go for. She never submitted the epistolary novel for publication, and the movie is actually titled after another early work of austens. Just another version of you directed by heidi ewing and rachel grady. Prsundance film festival lady susans only trusted confidante throughout this is her close american friend, alicia johnson. Fox to make it clear that, with his love of dioramas and infinitely detailed set pieces, hed been crafting animated movies all along, albeit usually. Love and friendship, written by legendary author jane austen is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This movie was adpated from jane austens novella, lady susan and tells the story of. The film reunites stillman with his the last days of disco stars kate. Also, chloe sevigny was totally wasted in a part that. For many, love and friendship is required reading for various courses and curriculums. Whit stillmans adaptation stars kate beckinsale as the scandalous widow, lady susan, and chloe sevigny as her american best friend.
One can imagine stillman made the movie because he loved the material, but more likely that he didnt care much about what audience it could garner nor should. Mit kate beckinsale, chloe sevigny, xavier samuel, stephen fry. Whilst there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather reluctant debutante daughter, frederica. Lady susan vernon takes up temporary residence at her inlaws estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter frederica. I know that with a stillman film youre not getting strict realism but the film was far too implausible for my liking. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. Buzz and woody, butch and sundance, thelma and louise. Jane austen may have a reputation as a romantic, but id argue that. All of those memorable movie images remind us of the sheer joy of being with the people you love.
There are a lot of mustsee indie movies and stars in the making to look forward to this coming. And like anything you love at first sight, you want to see it again not just to get closer but to put it to the. We have good news to report straight from sundance. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and for her daughter. One can imagine stillman made the movie because he loved the material, but more likely that he didnt care much about what audience it could garner nor should he care. Amazon states 20160925 that, regarding the cosmopolitans 2014, our agreements with the content provider dont allow purchases of this title at this time. Kate beckinsale plays an uncharacteristically viperous jane austen heroine in whit stillmans.
Adapting jane austens unpublished early novella lady susan, whit stillman returns to the sundance film. That thing you do band will reunite for a livestream party of the hit 1996 movie as a. The story follows a scandal ridden young widow name lady susan who goes to live with her sisterinlaw in the. Kate beckinsale stuns at sundance premiere of love. Whit stillman does jane austen but hasnt he always. That sounds grim, but the result is actually a tart, fizzy delight from metropolitan director whit stillman. Jan 25, 2016 these are the best new movies from sundance to have on your radar. Kate beckinsale and chloe sevigny reteam with director. The film received a limited release in the us on may, 2016. His debut movie, metropolitan, soared out of the 1990 festival toward critical glory, an oscar nomination for its screenplay and a 25th anniversary rerelease. A cream puff of a movie, featuring kate beckinsales best performance whit stillman adapts jane austen and makes the most purely droll film of his career.
The film gives jane austen a modern twist, says critic owen gleiberman. The first lineup of competition films was announced december 2, 2015. Weve picked out our favorite movies about friendship for kids of all ages. Top 7 sundance film festival movies available on netflix for. Beautiful young widow lady susan vernon visits to the estate of her.
Whit stillmans exquisite adaptation of jane austens early novella stars kate beckinsale and chloe sevigny. Founded by robert redford, sundance institute is a nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of independent storytellers in film and theatre. Here is a list of 25 movies about friendship that are worth at least one viewing. Its a comingofage film about a young magician who, after losing his. A cream puff of a movie, featuring kate beckinsales best performance whit stillman adapts jane austen and makes the most purely droll film of. Based on jane austen s epistolary novel lady susan, written c. All movies new releases and classics adfree sundance now. In new york city in 1997, documentary filmmaker erik and closeted lawyer paul meet through a casual encounter and soon find a deeper connection.
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