A wonderfully crafted story that will charm Jane Austen fans with its wit and sparkling wordplay.

In 18th century England, the widowed Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) attempts to solve her financial problems by landing a wealthy husband during a visit to her in-laws. However, her scheming is complicated by the sudden appearance of her teenage daughter Frederica, and soon the two women are caught up in a love rectangle with a courtier and a suitor who’s as rich as he is stupid . Chloë Sevigny co-stars as a friend of Susan’s who tries to help with her matchmaking.

★★★★★ “What audacity, what elegance! Here is a hilariously self-aware period comedy polished to a brilliant sheen”. The Guardian