In adapting Jane Austen's novella, director Whit Stillman brings his own brand of ironic humour to the dazzlingly sharp wit of Ms Austen. A stand out cast but Tom Bennett's aristocratic buffoon is a hoot!

I find kind of difficult to understand. I will read the book and see if I can understand the storyline.

Scenes from Austen in a story written entirely in her style

I'm sorry but Sir James Martin is delightful and HILARIOUS and he deserves the world. Best part about the film. 😆

I actually really enjoyed that! I tried watching _Love & Friendship_ once when it first came out but barely made it through the first few minutes because the production and story are so different from that of Austen's other works and adaptations. I suddenly felt the urge to give this another try five years later...and find myself very impressed! Lady Susan is SO bad (take that as either a complement or a criticism) but her character and counterparts made this a very intriguing play of manipulation. I've read _Lady Susan_ once before, albeit without much comprehension since I wasn't very interested at the time, but now I'm quite excited to delve back into the epistolary novella — hopefully with a more appreciative mind this time around. Additionally, I find it interesting that they gave this adaptation of _Lady Susan_ the title of _Love & Friendship_ because Jane Austen actually has written another story called _Love and Friendship_.