Dublin offers perfect backdrop for raunchy new adaption of Jane Austen’s Love & Friendship

Dublin provided the perfect backdrop for Whit Stillman’s raunchy adaptation of one of Jane Austen’s lesser-known works, writes Helen Barlow

KATE Beckinsale must have been cold. When the 42-year-old braved the Sundance red carpet in what resembled a large white couture handkerchief draped around her body and slender bare shoulders, she was clearly making a statement: “I’m back!”

The US-based British actress, who has also returned to the Underworld franchise that had her looking feisty in slinky latex, was in Sundance promoting Whit Stillman’s surprisingly contemporary Jane Austen adaptation, Love & Friendship, which was filmed in Dublin.