Tag: Xavier Samuel
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REVIEW: Love & Friendship
It is refreshing to have a Jane Austen adaption based on one of her lesser known novellas – but it does expose the flaws of the original story that is perhaps less full filling in comparison to her better known novels. Based on Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan, the story follows Lady Susan Vernon who […]
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Review Round Up… Love & Friendship
Whit Stillman directs this new film of Jane Austen’s posthumously published novella originally titled Lady Susan. What have critics been saying about it? The Guardian: ***** Peter Bradshaw said: “Love & Friendship is a refreshing and invigorating delight.” Evening Standard:***** David Sexton thought: “It’s pitch-perfect, beautifully poised, faithfully honouring the original while brilliantly dramatising and completing […]
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Coming soon to DVD…Frankenstein
One of horror film’s most iconic monsters is brought back to life again in a modern adaptation of Frankenstein, which arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on the 22nd February… (Warning: trailer is a little bit graphic in places – so please don’t watch if slightly squeamish) Set in Los Angeles in the present day, the […]