The Favourite centres around the court of Queen Anne and two of her closest servants, Sarah and Abigail. Who will get the Queens’ ear and who will end up paying the price?
Well, this is a bit of an odd film! Part court drama, part politics of early 1700s England, part love story and part Machiavellian tale.
The Favourite centres around the court of Queen Anne, who was queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1702 to 1707 and Queen of England and Scotland until she died in 1714.
I have to admit, Anne is not a Queen we really covered in history class, and you don’t really see that many documentaries about her as she tends to be overshadowed by our more glam…
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Stars: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
Katy’s Rating: 
7/10 – Good
