[PAR] [TLE] Love &amp; Friendship [SEP] Love & Friendship is a 2016 period comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman.  Based on Jane Austen's epistolary novel "Lady Susan", written ca. 1794, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, and Stephen Fry.  The film follows recently widowed Lady Susan in her intrepid and calculating exploits to secure suitably wealthy husbands for her daughter and herself.  Although adapted from "Lady Susan", the film was produced under the borrowed title of Austen's juvenile story "Love and Freindship" ["sic"] . [PAR] [TLE] Whit Stillman [SEP] John Whitney "Whit" Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director known for his 1990 film "Metropolitan", which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the 1998 romantic drama "The Last Days of Disco".  Stillman's newest film "Love & Friendship" premiered in January 2016, starring Kate Beckinsale playing a widow trying to arrange two marriages, one for herself and one for her daughter.
[PAR] [TLE] Love & amp ; Friendship [ SEP ] Love & Friendship is a 2016 period comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman . Based on Jane Austen 's epistolary novel " Lady Susan " , written ca . 1794 , the film stars Kate Beckinsale , Chloë Sevigny , Xavier Samuel , and Stephen Fry . The film follows recently widowed Lady Susan in her intrepid and calculating exploits to secure suitably wealthy husbands for her daughter and herself . Although adapted from " Lady Susan " , the film was produced under the borrowed title of Austen 's juvenile story " Love and Freindship " [ " sic " ] . [PAR] [TLE] Whit Stillman [ SEP ] John Whitney " Whit " Stillman ( born January 25 , 1952 ) is an American writer - director known for his 1990 film " Metropolitan " , which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , and the 1998 romantic drama " The Last Days of Disco " . Stillman 's newest film " Love & Friendship " premiered in January 2016 , starring Kate Beckinsale playing a widow trying to arrange two marriages , one for herself and one for her daughter .
Who wrote the novel that Whit Stillman's newest film is based on?
Who wrote the novel that Whit Stillman 's newest film is based on ?
Jane Austen
Jane Austen