A film version of one of Jane Austen's early short novels, "Lady Susan", was reported by "Entertainment Weekly" on January 22, 2016. This followed the indication that Little, Brown and Company would be publishing the screenplay adapted by Stillman The film premiered in January 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival under the title of "Love & Friendship". Although the plot of the film is adapted from "Lady Susan", the actual title used ("Love & Friendship)" is from another, unrelated early epistolary novel by Austen which was unpublished during her lifetime. It received universal acclaim from critics.