Generally, I hate period pieces, but The Favourite is something else. The film irreverently flips the genre on its head, offering a pathetic queen, contempt for the strict social mores, and brief departures from the façade of the 1700’s. This is a work of art that embraces and embellishes all the joys of cinema while offering a more enjoyable and progressive revisionist history. Rush to the theatres for Yorgos’ new offering.
The Favourite (2018) Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara; Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; Starring Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, and Rachel Weisz. The Favourite screened at 2018 Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival, San Diego International Film Festival.
10 out of 10 Oscars
The only thinh this work of art lacked was a beheading of one of the protaganists at the conclusion as the ending left me quite annoyed. Great film, weak ending.
Really? There was nothing clever in the plot and dialogue was trite. And just because the director shots a film with a wide angle lens does not make it look more extravagant and throwing in contemporary dance moves does not make it funny. The music was sooooo distracting, not enhancing, and it was that way through the entire film. Just god awful.
Violence Against Women is okay as long as the violent are women. Puke. Puke. Bleed. Fart. Puke some more! Give them awards because they’re women! Yay!