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Nov 20, 2018 · The impeccable ensemble of players in “The Favourite” are thankfully allowed to deliver their lines with actual vocal fluctuations. In other words, the customary woodenness of dialogues that mark many of Lanthimos’ previous films is felt only in moderation here. Still, the filmmaker can’t help but indulge in excess occasionally ...
The Favourite sees Yorgos Lanthimos balancing a period setting against rich, timely subtext - and getting roundly stellar performances from his well-chosen stars. Read Critics Reviews.
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- Yorgos Lanthimos
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- Olivia Colman
Nov 21, 2018 · The busy, buzzing plot of “The Favourite” is propelled by scheming, double-crossing and manipulation among its three main female characters. Anne, plagued by gout, grief and self-pity ...
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- 2 min
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Aug 31, 2018 · The screenplay, by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, boasts some of the most waspish put-downs you’ll hear in a film all year, as well as some less-than-regal vocabulary. And the characters ...
Aug 30, 2018 · Film Review: ‘The Favourite’. Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone play royal cousins who are scheming rivals in a savagely witty and stylish misanthropic baroque costume drama that's the most ...
Filter by Rating: 8/10. acidic dark comedy/costume drama. AlsExGal 22 December 2022. In the court of British Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), Lady Churchill (Rachel Weisz) and her lowly cousin Abigail (Emma Stone) conduct a battle of wits to become the ailing Queen's favorite, ensuring wealth, prestige and power. I enjoyed the other movies directed ...
Nov 23, 2018 · Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah ...
