Olivia Colman
Queen Anne
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Dec 21, 2018 · The Favourite: Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. With Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Delves, Faye Daveney. In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- 2 min
Set in early 18th century Great Britain, it examines the relationship between cousins Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough and Abigail Hill as they vie to be court favourite of Queen Anne. Principal photography for the production took place at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire and at Hampton Court Palace , lasting from March to May 2017.
- $95.9 million
- Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos
- $15 million
Feb 27, 2019 · Period. Stuart. The Favourite: the real history behind the new Queen Anne film. Yorgos Lanthimos's "punk Restoration romp" The Favourite explores the changing power dynamics in the court of Queen Anne (played by Olivia Colman), the last of the Stuart monarchs.
- Rachel Dinning
- Lucas Reilly
- Queen Anne was the queen of being awkward. Queen Anne—who ruled as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland beginning in 1702, then became known as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland when two of her realms formed a sovereign state in 1707, and maintained that position until her death in 1714—is sometimes painted as an indecisive simpleton.
- Queen Anne was also plagued by health problems and tragedy. Queen Anne was prone to uncontrollable eye-watering—called "defluxion”—and gout, as depicted in The Favourite.
- Sarah Churchill and Queen Anne were girlhood friends ... In the early 1670s, an approximately 13-year-old Sarah Churchill (then Jenyns or Jennings) met an 8-year-old Anne in the court of King Charles II.
- and Sarah controlled the Queen. Sarah Churchill (an ancestor of Winston Churchill) was remarkably blunt and refused to flatter Queen Anne, supposedly lobbing comments so hurtful they would reduce the royal to tears.
Feb 23, 2019 · The Oscar -nominated film (a total of 10 nods) is set during the reign of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) at the beginning of the 18th century and depicts the rocky relationships between her...
- 20th Century Fox
- Senior Editor
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Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) [a] was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union on 1 May 1707, which merged the kingdoms of Scotland and England. Before this, she was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702. Anne was born during the reign of her uncle King Charles II.
The Forgotten Queen: Anne Coming to the throne in 1702, Anne modelled herself on Elizabeth I. She was the last monarch of the Stuart dynasty and one of the hardest working rulers that Britain had ever seen.
