Love and friendship film sundance

The film reunites beckinsale and sevigny with stillman for the first time since 1998 cult classic the last days of disco. In the film, scheming widow lady susan played by kate beckinsale decides to pay an extended visit. All of those memorable movie images remind us of the sheer joy of being with the people you love. Whit stillman does jane austen but hasnt he always. The film reunites stillman with his the last days of disco stars kate. Zola premiered at sundance film festival 2020 on friday january 24th. While there, the intelligent, flirtatious, and amusingly egotistical lady vernon is. Kate beckinsale and chloe sevigny reteam with director. Even by kelly reichardts disciplined standards, certain women brings the rigor. Sundances premiere category is not about competition, but it does often get the new film year off to a good head start.

Kate beckinsale stuns at sundance premiere of love. The world of his latest film, based on austens short story lady. His debut movie, metropolitan, soared out of the 1990 festival toward critical glory, an oscar nomination for its screenplay and a 25th anniversary rerelease. His dry sense and cutting sensibility are suited to the meaner edge this story has in comparison with the rest of austens. Pr sundance film festival lady susans only trusted confidante throughout this is her close american friend, alicia johnson. There are moments when the comedy could steer towards overthetop, but veteran director whit stillman kept it from getting out of hand. Jane austen may have a reputation as a romantic, but id argue that. Lady susan probably her leastappreciated piece of work. In the postscreening conversation, director bravo mentioned that the film is like a love letter to the internet, phones and social media.

It will be released by amazon and roadside attractions later this year. Based on the austen novella lady susan, the film follows a manipulative, charming woman who has run through her late husbands fortune. I also appreciated the film s keen sense of humor at just the right moments. Based on jane austens epistolary novel lady susan, written c. This movie was adpated from jane austens novella, lady susan and tells the story of. The film received a limited release in the us on may, 2016. Unsurprisingly, the pairing of stillman, known for his sophisticated comedies of social mores, and austen, beloved for her 19th century romantic fiction, proved to be as wellmade a match. Even the blocking of a jane austen story is stubbornly honored, turning it.

The film will have the same distinct tone as the short, and will offer more time to explore the boundaries of love and friendship at the core of the friendship between fictional kyle and mike. A cream puff of a movie, featuring kate beckinsales best performance whit stillman adapts jane austen and makes the most purely droll film of. Prsundance film festival lady susans only trusted confidante throughout. Adapted from jane austen s littleread, barelypublished novella lady susan, the costumedrama setting and biting social commentary allows for some of the funniest moments in stillmans career. Adapting jane austens unpublished early novella lady susan, whit stillman returns to the sundance film. Ross mcdonnellchuchill productions tim robey, film critic 26 may 2016 12. 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. Lady susan vernon takes up temporary residence at her inlaws estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter frederica and herself too, naturally.