![]() ![]() ![]() At one point, put out that others aren’t adhering to the plans she had set for them and some of her more dishonest behavior had been found out, Lady Susan complains to Alicia, “Facts are horrid things.” Their conversations feel as if one could overhear them today, full of wry humor and poking fun at oblivious men, but that in no way means they don’t require your full attention. Lady Susan often spends time with her American friend Alicia Johnson (Chloe Sevigny, “American Horror Story”), who helps her in her machinations. ![]() ![]() Lady Susan is disappointed in her daughter not only for disobeying her wishes but also for interrupting her own manipulations of Reginald, who is also wealthy and captivated by Lady Susan (to his family’s great distress). Frederica is understandably reluctant and appeals to her mother’s sister-in-law Catherine (Emma Greenwell, “Dare to be Wild”), with whom they are staying, and Catherine’s brother Reginald (Xavier Samuel, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”). Lady Susan wishes her daughter to marry Sir James Martin (Tom Bennett, “Shadow Dancer”), a well-meaning but blithering idiot, for his wealth. Directed by Whit Stillman, (“Damsels in Distress”) “Love and Friendship” follows Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale, “Absolutely Anything”) and her daughter Frederica (Morfydd Clark, “The Falling”) as they visit and stay with relatives they’re in a precarious position financially after the death of Lady Susan’s husband. ![]()
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