![]() ![]() How did this come about? Had you been trying to work together again? It was all in letter form, and he lifted so many segments, straight from the book into the script, but the way that he wove it together with the little bits that he added, like making my character from Connecticut, making it a Whit Stillman movie, were so great. She also talked about writing and directing a short film, called Kitty, wanting to make the leap to feature directing, what attracted her to The Snowman, and why she’s going to step away from TV for a bit.ĬHLOE SEVIGNY: So much fun! I think Whit’s adaptation really heightens the material. Lady Susan has come to Churchill, the estate of her in-laws, to wait for the rumors and gossip about her dalliances to quiet down, but while she’s there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and for her daughter, Frederica ( Morfydd Clark).ĭuring this exclusive phone interview with Collider, actress Chloe Sevigny (who plays Lady Susan’s friend and confidante Alicia Johnson) talked about reuniting with Whit Stillman and Kate Beckinsale for Love & Friendship, what she enjoys about working with both of them, why this isn’t a typical Jane Austen story, and the challenge of doing this kind of dialogue. From writer/director Whit Stillman, Love & Friendship is an adaptation of young Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan, which is set in the 1790s and follows the beautiful young widow Lady Susan Vernon ( Kate Beckinsale). ![]()
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