The Favourite

(2018)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 6,034 votes

Genres: History, Comedy, Drama

Year: 2018

Runtime: 119 мин

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Йоргос Лантимос

Cast: Эмма Стоун, Оливия Колман, Рэйчел Вайс, Николас Холт, Джо Элвин, Марк Гэтисс, Джеймс Смит, Дженни Рейнсфорд, Emma Delves, Faye Daveney

Plot

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.

In the early 18th century, England is at war with France; 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 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 fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics, or rabbit stand in her way.