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The Favorite - Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos’s film is set in the 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 takes Abigail under her wing and
Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of
war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to
fill in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a
chance to fulfil her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or
rabbit stand in her way.
The Main Cast - Olivia Colman, Emma Stone above,
Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult and Joe
Alwyn.
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Rachel Weisz
and Olivia Colman
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Biennale di Venezia
Yorgos Lanthimos
director
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Biennale di Venezia
Olivia Colman
Contessanally – sumptuous sets - Wonderful
costumes by Sandy Powell – Camp - Very Brit
- 7/10