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The Favourite(Movie, 2018)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 59min | Genres: Drama, Comedy, Thriller
The FavouriteRating: 3.8/5 (with 23432,343 votes)
The Favourite is a 2018 satirical absurdist period dark comedy thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. 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. The film was internationally co-produced by Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Principal photography for the production took place at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire and at Hampton Court Palace, lasting from March to May 2017. The film premiered on 30 August 2018 at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Colman. It was released theatrically in the United States on 23 November 2018 by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and in the United Kingdom and Irel... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Favourite

Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival) European Film Award for Best Film European Film Award for Best Comedy European Film Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Cinematographer European Film Award for Best Editor European Film Award for Best Costume Designer European Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Actress Dorian Award for Film of The Year Golden Lion European Film Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Comedy European Film Award for Best Film European Film Academy Lux Award Academy Award for Best Picture

About The Favourite

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

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Additional Information

Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 34 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/24/2019 (World premiere: 11/23/2018)
Appearing Characters: Anne of Great Britain, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham, Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan
Costume designer: Sandy Powell
Make-up Artist: Nadia Stacey
Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
Sound Designer: Johnnie Burn
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"المفضلة"
"A Favorita"
"The Favourite – Intrigen und Irrsinn"
"La Favorita"
"La Favorite"
"The Balance of Power"
"ფავორიტი"
"Η Ευνοούμενη"
"سوگلی"
"女王陛下のお気に入り"
"더 페이버릿: 여왕의 여자"
"A Favorita"
"Фаворитка"
"Sarayın Gözdesi"
"真寵"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:2872, Added: 02/07/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024