In his film Metropolitan, the characters talk about Austen and there’s a kind of strange similarity between high class New York and the world of England in that time. Whit’s so passionate about Austen and about that world, and he puts his own flavor to it. Right! There should be more novel adaptations of movies. If something’s that interesting to you, it’s probably hard to give it up. It’s kind of like doing things in reverse. It’s cool, though, writing a screenplay and then turning it into a book. I haven’t, no, but I read the book of Lady Susan. This film is an adaptation of a Jane Austen novella, Lady Susan, but the director also wrote a novel based on the story. Here, Samuel tells DuJour about the enduring appeal of Austen and how the cast killed time-in a classic Dubliner’s fashion-off camera. In this stylish, sophisticated and very funny film, the devious Lady Susan (Kate Beckinsale) finds her machinations backfiring, and antics ensue as she attempts to out-maneuver rivals and plot her own chance at happiness.įury alum Xavier Samuel plays Reginald De Courcy, an eligible bachelor who finds himself in Susan’s crosshairs, and who provides some of the film’s most enjoyable bon mots and hijinks. Love & Friendship, the latest film from beloved director Whit Stillman, takes its inspiration from Lady Susan, a Jane Austen novella that follows the misadventures of a down-on-her-luck 19th-century socialite as she attempts to find fortuitous matches for both herself and her daughter.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |