It’s actually been published several times since 1871. When did you first come across the story of Lady Susan and what form was it in? Photo credit: Bernard Walsh, Courtesy of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions. Whit Stillman on set of Love & Friendship. Delightfully risqué for the times, it’s easy to see why Stillman was so taken with the story and spent the time needed to ensure it was written properly.Ĭreative Screenwriting spoke with him about the project. On a search for a new husband for herself and one for her daughter, she heads to her in-laws to let the rumor mill die down about her possible involvement with a married man. Beautiful but devious, the young widow is irresistible to men. Lady Susan (Beckinsale) is, however, not your typical Austenian heroine. Over a decade later the finished product, Love & Friendship, stars Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny and is being praised for its authentically Austenian charm and wit. But he was so captivated by the story (which was never published in the writer’s lifetime) and its sharp comedy that he kept it as a side project and worked on it in between paid gigs. Try it – you might like it.When Love & Friendship writer and director Whit Stillman began the task of adapting Jane Austen’s short epistolary novel Lady Susan for the screen, he knew it would be a long labor of love. While this version may not appeal to Jane Austen purists, I found it intriguing and immensely readable. Ms Andrews has kept the humour and enjoyment of the absurd, while bringing in modern concepts and ideas, and a changed ending. The book also includes the original Austen version, with uncorrected spellings, which enables the reader to compare the two versions. It was interesting to see how her later novels are founded in this. While familiar with Jane Austen’s classic work, I had no knowledge of this early work. There is love at first sight, exaggerated sentiment, and a complete disregard for the feelings of others. They encounter Isabel’s old friend, Laura Lindsay, who gives Isabel a journal for Marianne to read. Updated by Beth Andrews, the story follows Isabel and her daughter, Marianne, when they attend the theatre in Bury St.
Love and Friendship was written when Jane Austen was 14 and foreshadows the conflict between moral obligation and individual desire which permeates many of her more well-known books.
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