![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sir James makes his generous host, Lord Charles Vernon of Churchill, remark that such conduct is interesting because it presents a “different angle on things.”īut both Austen’s novella and Stillman’s movie focus much more on the machinations of Lady Susan, so much so that the title for the film could be “Manners & Machinations.” It’s also evident in his being flustered upon arrival at Churchill, since he can’t see a church or a hill. That’s indeed an apt description of Sir James (Tom Bennett), who is prone to play with green peas on his plate and wonders what to call them. “I like that word, ‘rattle,’ ” Stillman says, “and I think we should bring it back.” The word means that “you can hear his brain rattling around in his head - a person who makes a lot of noise without making much sense,” Stillman says. ![]() When Sir James is introduced to us, the description under his portraiture says, “a bit of a rattle.” In fact, he fleshes out characters and adds amusing layers to minor players, primarily Sir James Martin, a silly-but-rich eligible bachelor. If this were something other than an Austen novel and a Stillman movie, you might expect that Lady Susan would face much scorn, with rumors of unseemly conduct spreading throughout the drawing rooms of England’s lords and ladies.īut Lady Susan is wily, and Stillman makes sure that viewers don’t think she’s terrible. ![]()
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