See Olivia Coleman’s Oscar winning performance .In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.

⋆⋆⋆⋆”Yorgos Lanthimos’s tragicomedy set in the court of Queen Anne boasts daring performances from its three female stars and lashings of lust, intrigue and deceit” The Guardian

⋆⋆⋆⋆”The Favourite is a wildly entertaining, bracingly cynical comedy of royal manners directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It’s a farce with teeth” NY Times

⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆”Best of all, he makes us care about this women warriors who, without compromising their strength, also reveal their vulnerability and sorrow.” Rolling Stone

⋆⋆⋆⋆”Colman, Weisz and Stone are pitch-perfect” The Guardian

“Though mostly twaddle as history, Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite is wonderful, nasty fun, a period drama (wigs, breeches, beauty spots) that holds the screen with gnashing teeth and slashing nails” Vulture