Love and Friendship
- director: Whit Stillman
- actor: Chloë Sevigny Emma Greenwell Kate Beckinsale Stephen Fry Tom Bennett Xavier Samuel
- writer: Whit Stillman
Synopsis:
Set in the opulent drawing rooms of eighteenth-century English society, Love & Friendship focuses on the machinations of a beautiful widow, Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale), who, while waiting for social chatter about a personal indiscretion to pass, takes up temporary residence at her in-laws’ estate. While there, the intelligent, flirtatious, and amusingly egotistical Lady Vernon is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica—and herself too, naturally. She enlists the assistance of her old friend Alicia (Chloë Sevigny), but two particularly handsome suitors (Xavier Samuel and Tom Bennett) complicate her orchestrations. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
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