Off the Wall Films presents

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

Whit Stillman, UK / Ireland / France / Netherlands, 20i6, 90m, U

NB - Doors at 5:30pm for a 6:30pm start. Come dressed in Regency costume (but no obligation!).

Whit Stillman’s sparkling, critically-acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen’s early, posthumously-published novella ‘Lady Susan’ stars Kate Beckinsale, radiant as the scheming and scandalous widow Lady Susan Vernon out to secure suitable husbands for herself and daughter. Beckinsale has a ball, creating an unforgettable comic character dressed in arguably the most splendid costumes ever created for Austen on film. 

"The funniest, most deliciously venomous Jane Austen movie ever made" – Empire Magazine.

"... it's an absolute delight" - metro.co.uk

"Love & Friendship is Jane Austen with the romance drained out, exposing the pragmatism and the economic urgency underneath. That sounds grim, but the result is actually a tart, fizzy delight from Metropolitan director Whit Stillman" - BuzzFeed News.

"This is the zingiest Austen adaptation you'll ever see, with the usual pastel palette and slow decorum abandoned in favour of acid colours and acid remarks, which keep the audience in stitches" - Kate Muir, The Times.

"What a treat" - Mark Kermode, The Observer.

"...an hilariously self-aware period comedy polished to a brilliant sheen... Love & Friendship is a refreshing and invigorating delight" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.

"... Stillman keeps everything moving fast, fast, fast while the script crackles and spits and bites" - The Spectator.

"The language, a lyrical blend of Jane Austen and Whit Stillman, bewitches even as it stings. A sublime Kate Beckinsale digs into the role of her career. Pure pleasure" - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.

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Carers' tickets - we offer complimentary tickets to carers of people with disabilities. If you would like to attend the screening along with the person in your care please message  offthewall@gmx.co.uk  with your request for a ticket. Please note - you are eligible for this offer only if you are accompanied by a paying person with disabilities.