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The Favourite (2018)

Name: The Favourite
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Genre: drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.5

The Favourite is a 2018 satirical absurdist film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. A co-production between Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, it stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. Set in early 18th-century Great Britain, the period film examines the relationship between cousins Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and Abigail Hill, who…

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Shot by Robbie Ryan · Cut by Yorgos Mavropsaridis · 120 min

Behind the scenes

THE FAVOURITE | The Cast Ensemble Featurette — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 3 min
THE FAVOURITE | Rachel Weisz talks about her experience making the movie — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 3 min
How Robbie Ryan shot The Favourite — Angus Davies · 7 min
THE FAVOURITE | Production Design | FOX Searchlight — SearchlightPictures · 3 min
Yorgos Lanthimos Picks His Favorite Shots from Bugonia, Poor Things, The Favourite, and More — CineFix · 11 min
The Favourite Explained: The Imbalance of Power — The Take · 24 min
THE FAVOURITE | Production Design Featurette — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 3 min
THE FAVOURITE | The Costumes of The Favourite Featurette — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 2 min

Elsewhere

More by Yorgos Lanthimos

untitled Yorgos Lanthimos film
My Best Friend — 2001
Kineta — 2005
Dogtooth — 2009
Alps — 2011
The Lobster — 2015
The Killing of a Sacred Deer — 2017
Nimic — 2019
Bleat — 2022
Poor Things — 2023
Kinds of Kindness — 2024
Bugonia — 2025

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