Together, the two set about to secure Susan a comfortable future, regardless of the number of lives they ruin, and with nary a thought about love.Д«eckinsale is radiant as the viperous Susan and commandeers every scene sheвЂ™s in. Aiding Lady Susan is her American friend Alicia ( ChloГ« Sevigny), who is married to a dull but rich stiff ( Stephen Fry) вЂњtoo old to be governable, too young to die,вЂќ as Susan so bluntly describes him. But, alas, they are no match for the razor-tongued master manipulator. вЂњShe has an uncanny understanding of menвЂ™s natures,вЂќ one laments. Lady SusanвЂ™s scheming doesnвЂ™t go unnoticed, however, especially by the wise women around her who try their best to squelch her duplicitous intentions. And all while continuing to see her married lover Lord Manwaring (Lochlann OвЂ™Mearain). Nearly penniless, Lady Susan plots to seduce CatherineвЂ™s impressionable younger brother Reginald ( Xavier Samuel) and get him to marry her, and foist her neglected 16-year-old daughter Frederica (Morfydd Clark) off on Sir James Martin (scene stealer Tom Bennett), a true idiot, but one who possesses vast riches. Elegantly adapted by Stillman from Jane AustenвЂ™s posthumously published novella вЂњLady Susan,вЂќ the story begins with the recently widowed - but grief-free - Susan slithering her way into the posh residence of her late husbandвЂ™s wealthy brother Charles (Justin Edwards) and his keen-eyed wife Catherine (Emma Greenwell). Kate Beckinsale stars as Lady Susan Vernon, вЂњthe most accomplished flirt in all England,вЂќ in director Whit StillmanвЂ™s pleasing, if slight, comedy of manners set among the estate-dwelling privileged class in late 18th century Britain.

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