The True Story Behind The Favourite

With its acid-tongued wit and blunt physical comedy, Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite is anything but a typical stuffy period drama. The acerbic Oscar contender depicts the bitter rivalry between Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) and Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) as they compete to influence an increasingly unhinged Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) during her early 18th-century rule.

While based on real historical events, the film certainly indulges in the sensational.

With its acid-tongued wit and blunt physical comedy, Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite is anything but a typical stuffy period drama. The acerbic Oscar contender depicts the bitter rivalry between Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) and Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) as they compete to influence an increasingly unhinged Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) during her early 18th-century rule. While based on real historical events, the film certainly indulges in the sensational.