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Nov 23, 2018 · After a film-long struggle between Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), lifelong friend and adviser to Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), and her upstart cousin Abigail (Emma Stone), newly ...
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- What Is Yorgos Lanthimos' 'The Favourite' About?
- Emma Stone Manipulates Olivia Colman in 'The Favourite'
- 'The Favourite' Is One of Yorgos Lanthimos' Most Straight-Forward Movies
- Abigail's Deception Is Revealed at The End of 'The Favourite'
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...
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Olivia Colman
Jan 11, 2019 · Set in the early 18 th Century, The Favourite centers upon the turbulence of Queen Anne’s (Olivia Colman) royal court. 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 ...
- Max Farrow
Feb 22, 2019 · The Favourite upends staid period piece, and with it, our understanding of history. While the film isn't a faithful retelling of Lady Marlborough's feud with Abigail Masham over their friendship ...
- Ophelia Field
- 4 min
Jan 23, 2024 · The Favourite ending explained. After Abigail marries Colonel Masham to restore her status as a Baroness, she continues to scheme to usurp Sarah as Anne's favourite. It turns out that she ends up ...
- isandwell@digitalspy.co.uk
- 1 min
Mar 21, 2019 · 5. The Favourite‘s ending makes itself very clear. All three women are now stuck in their own personal hell. Abigail, who escaped her horrible marriage and a life of sexual submission is now slave to another master.
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Jun 7, 2019 · The Favourite might take place in 18th Century England, but its exploration of power, identity, and deception in a royal setting serves as a timeless depiction of the manipulative tactics used in politics. Our three main characters, Queen Anne, Sarah, and Abigail, are caught in a cutthroat chase for power, twisting arms and playing mind games ...
