The main character of the new tragicomedy by Whit Stillman based on the youthful story Jane Austen is an incorrigible fashionista who, even in the most desperate financial situation, manages to travel in her luxurious satin dresses and velvet hats with feathers from one rich palace to another in order to once again break the heart of a bachelor or even a married gentleman.
The ruined widow of Lady Susan Vernon, played by the charming Englishwoman Kate Beckinsale, is not going to go mourning until the end of her days and pleases the eyes of movie heroes and moviegoers with flirty shades of pink, purple and turquoise chiffon, dressing much more attractive than her own marriageable daughter.
As a result, Lady Susan marries her daughter's fiancé, and the young girl proposes to another, already rejected admirer of the cheerful widow. Let's add to this the love story of our heroine with an infinitely charming, but already married gentleman, and it is simply impossible to believe that such a story could have been born from the pen of Jane Austen.
Indeed, in the new film "Love and Friendship" there is not even a hint of moralizing and moral reading, but a lot of gags are noticed that charge with a sense of humor for a whole week. The director satirically ridicules all the characters, except for the main character - he defends her and justifies her simply by the fact that she is a woman. And costume designer Anna Rackard emphasizes Lady Susan's femininity in every possible way in every outfit. As a result, the film can hardly be recommended for the education of virtue, but as a source of cheerful mood and an encyclopedia of 18th century fashion, it should be served as the most exquisite dessert.
Inspired by the fashionable accents of the new film, the federal portal "Kinoafisha.info" organized an elegant party in the historic walls of Lenfilm in honor of the premiere of "Love and Friendship" in St. Petersburg.
The creative ally of the holiday of style and beauty was the famous Petersburg stylist Anna Mikhailova, who is the official designer of hats for the capital races GRAND PRIX radio MONTE CARLO - any guest of the evening had a happy opportunity to complement her cocktail image with a designer headdress of the most fantasy shapes and shades, and each girl found hat of your dreams!
Author: Diana Mitskevich