LOVE & FRIENDSHIP:
92 minutes
Friday, June 17 – 7 pm,
Saturday, June 18 – 4 & 8 pm,
Sunday, June 19 – 4 & 8 pm,
Wednesday, June 22 – 7 pm,
and Thursday, June 23 – 7 pm.
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.
Insider’s tip: “Love & Friendship is, first and foremost, a master class on the art of comic timing, in its filmmaking and acting” (Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times). Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times adds: “Love & Friendship is pure pleasure, from the lavishly precise sets and costumes to the pitch-perfect tone. It’s self-consciously mannered and merrily playful; a mixture that (Jane) Austen herself might find just right.” The brilliant cast and witty script combine for a wonderfully entertaining experience.