Tuesday, January 1, 2019

The Favourite:

Poor Queen Anne (Olivia Coleman). She's unsound in body and mind. Luckily she has Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) to make governing decisions. Of course, Lady Sarah always has her own best interest and that of her husband in mind.

It's early in the 18th century. Britain is at war with France. No matter, courtiers are having a grand old time while the peasants pay and die.

Enter Abigail (Emma Stone). She ingratiates herself, first to Lady Sarah and then to the Queen, not to improve conditions for those who are suffering, but to elevate herself and replace Sarah. The formidable Sarah doesn't give up easily.

Let the feathers fly.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Great acting, excellent visually. However, I was disappointed in the unfolding of the story. Rabbits stood for Queen Anne's children, why? Because they used to use rabbits to test for pregnancy.

Unknown said...

Agree, excellent acting, poor story. The actual history would have made a better story.