“All of Jane Austen is comic, but this Jane Austen is particularly funny, ” said Stillman.
“It’s just not typical what you’re expecting from Jane Austen with the romances and tea parties; this is super funny.”
He joined leading lady Kate Beckinsale at the DGA Theatre in West Hollywood Tuesday to introduce the very first film based on Austen’s unfinished “Lady Susan.”
After the screening, guests made their way to the Chateau Marmont for the after-party to enjoy buffet-style dinner and desert.