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- An acidic and subversive love story about the rule of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) and her scheming court favorites, Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) and Abigail Masham (Emma Stone), the film earned Colman the Best Actress trophy, while Lanthimos earned Director and Screenplay nods.
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Nov 23, 2018 · Vulture breaks down the final shot in Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film starring Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, and Rachel Weisz. Here’s the ending of ‘The Favourite,’ explained.
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Jan 11, 2019 · Here's what really happened and what the ending of Yorgos Lanthimos' film really means. In The Favourite, England is at war with France, and Robert Harley (Nicholas Hoult) and other members of its divided government grapple for control. The Queen herself is physically and mentally frail, and she relies upon her companion Sarah Churchill (Rachel ...
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The Favourite opens with glimpses into the bond between Queen Anne and Lady Sarah, giving us a brief but exact portrait of their dynamic. Anne, for all her power as ruler, is powerless to Sarah, who handles her and the country in her brash, unyielding way. Obsessed with queen and country, Sarah uses her intimacy with the queen to control matters of...
It’s all too easy to take sympathy on Abigail, and The Favourite's clever writing is matched with perfect casting; Emma Stone’s charisma and comedic abilities make you root for the girl from the start. She’s clever and clearly knows how to manipulate the people around her in her quest to get her title back, but most of these manipulations seem help...
The Favourite marks a unique entry in Lanthimos’ career — it’s the first film of his he didn’t write with his regular writing partner Efthymis Filippou, and the result is a film that’s a bit less strange (though still twisted) and much more accessible than his previous endeavors. Nevertheless, The Favourite still has the filmmaker’s fingerprints al...
As Anne’s health fails, the Duchess of Marlborough suffers in her own way at her estate. They are both proud and petty, but the childhood friends do love each other, and so they miss each other. With the helpful intervention of some political players, it is devised that Sarah will write Anne a letter asking for forgiveness; an olive branch of submi...
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Feb 24, 2019 · In The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark comedy of royal intrigue, manipulation is the main form of currency enabling women’s empowerment.
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The Favourite is the second collaboration between Lanthimos, Colman, and Weisz, both actors having appeared in Lanthimos' The Lobster (2015). [18] In February 2017, Nicholas Hoult joined the cast of the film, followed by Joe Alwyn in March 2017.
Jun 7, 2019 · Yorgos Lanthimos’ story uncovers the way personal drives and conflicts can drive people apart and twist our concept of leadership—leading to broader ramifications for everyone, leading to social wounds that might not reveal themselves until years later.
Feb 15, 2019 · The Favourite marks his first team-up with Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, who has helmed some of the 21st century’s most provocative dark comedies, including The Lobster and Dogtooth.
