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[Three doms manipulate and abuse each other until only one remains] [Horatio the duck indistinctly quacks in the background]
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can you imagine being a fucking rabbit and just sitting there watching the literal queen of england bottom for rachel weisz every single night
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U M W H A T T H E A C T U A L F U C K Edit: Letterboxd hid this review bc it didn’t “provide meaningful review content” so.. Loved the complex characters and dynamics explored, BIG fan of the sharp and smart dialogue. The cinematography, production design & visuals were, simply put, lush and indulging TREATS. The costumes? Loved those mfs too. Don’t even get me STARTED on Olivia, Emma and Rachel’s performances, having loved those three bitches I owe them my life! This movie made me laugh and cry and In Conclusion: this was some good! shit! Highly recommend. We good now @Letterboxd editorial team??? -2018 Ranked🍿
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best picture showcase: film #1 “go?” at the beginning, the rabbits are kept in cages. and by the end, they roam loose in the queen’s room, free, but at what cost? were they better taken care of beforehand, or afterward? this definitely has the tightest script of the year and the most complex characters as well. the best movie nominated for best picture this year? maybe so “go”
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get yourself someone who’s not afraid to tell you that you look like a badger 🙊💖🙏🏼😜💕👑🐇
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“love has limits” for one, the burning of letters signifies regret, and maybe even growth in the direction of selflessness. and for another, it signifies moral decay, the choosing of one path with no way back. this is your life now, you’ve all made your bed and now you have to lie in it it would be one thing if i was just entertained or emotionally affected by this movie, but i think it’s probably my favorite screenplay of the year. the more i see it, the more i uncover. abigail first only longs for safety and still has room to be kind: later she sacrifices her kindness for the ultimate station of safety, but now luxury is included in…
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THE FAVOURITE POWER RANKINGS 1. Horatio: The Fastest Duck in the City 2. Nicholas Hoult? 3. Sandy Powell 4. Rachel Weisz 5. the bunny from the end. you’ll know the one. 6. Olivia Colman 7. the naked dancing man who looks *way* too much like James Corden 8. Emma Stone 9. taylor swift’s neo-nazi boyfriend from Operation Finale
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i relate to queen anne bc i too would pretend to faint in order to get out of presenting something
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any film that uses the word ‘cunt’ so liberally is a five star film for me
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Jjack ✿ 8 月 22, 2026
me sitting trying 2 read the credits as they roll: 👁 👃 👁 (also) : I A ᴍ O ʙ s ᴇ s s ᴇ ᴅ E ᴍ ᴍ ᴀ O ʟ ɪ ᴠ ɪ ᴀ + R ᴀ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ʟ R ᴏ ᴄ ᴋ A ᴄ ᴀ ᴅ ᴇ ᴍ ʏ A ᴡ ᴀ ʀ ᴅ W ʜ ᴇ ɴ J ᴏ ᴇ A ʟ ᴡ ʏ ɴ H ᴏ ᴛ
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Liked the music and the camera perspectives, but I liked a bit less the plot
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Did not do it for me. I really don’t like the artsy films that just do really dry and abrupt line readings for the sake of vague artsyness. That’s kinda a main component of Yorgos Lanthimos movies and a lot of A24 stuff and it just doesn’t feel genuine. Like, if you see bad cgi in something, it sticks out like a sore thumb. In animation, everything is otherworldly so everything blends in. I feel like dialogue and editing like this is a massive crutch to write mid dialogue and mask it in artsy styling.
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● Great movie but that final act, JESUS CHRIST, most uncomfortable I’ve felt in a while. ● Well written power dynamics, political and court intrigue and women what else do you need?
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Amizade colorida e relacionamentos abusivos.
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Fue la primera película que vi de Lanthimos, le descubrí cuando anunciaron Poor Things y me encantó. Después de haber visto parásitos pensaba que nunca iba a sentir algo parecido en este estilo de películas pero con este vi que era posible hacer algo parecido. Emma Stone esta perfecta, como en todo lo que hace btw
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i can’t relate to queen anne because i would do anything and everything rachel weisz told me to do asap
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Yorgos Lanthimos cooked so hard: venomous women, absurd men, gorgeous cinematography, absolute courtly carnage, and god-tier performances from all three lovely, gorgeous leads Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, and Rachel Weisz….
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🖤🖤
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que filme chato mds
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this movie has sooo many things i just love 😩 i almost feel like it was made for me? it’s me if i was a movie
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very good, surprisingly gay, and quite sad. Great dark humour. I always am left feeling like something is missing after a Yorgos Lanthimos film… idk what it is a if i like that feeling or not, but its great art because i am left feeling and thinking and good art should do that
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Insane love triangle
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very fun movie. Also shout out lesbians
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Bien pas trop romancé mais girl Power
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Period piece satire that looks like a skateboard video. I absolutely love it. A classic triangle drama with some hilarious dialogue, and a very engaging plot to boot, this one is probably my favorite (heh) next to poor things of all the Yorgos films i have seen so far. Gorgeous and lush sets, combined with some outrageously great costuming, this film definetly is a looker. It’s so effortlessly funny as well, and made me audbily laugh many times throughout. Highly recommended
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This is basically a lesbian love triangle with a monarchical style and some very deep messages. Love it!
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No fim, ela sabe a diferença entre a verdadeira favorita
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Secondo me Lanthimos prima di fare il regista ha tentato il dottorato, e turbato dall’esperienza ha deciso di farci un film. A parte gli scherzi, un film bellissimo, con una ironia affilatissima che evidenzia ancora di più la miseria umana. PS – questo è il 100esimo film visto con Anna!!!!
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“Because I will not lie, that is love.”
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esto es increible no lo dire muy alto pero God bless the queen! “Because I will not lie, that is love.” Para mi de las mejores interpretaciones de Emma Stone obviamente sin mencionar Una conejita en el campus ajajja
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يورغوس حقير
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i love it
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queen never cry
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como esse filme está avaliado em 4⭐️?
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desarrollo de personaje
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omg😭😭😭😭 ts is so good😭😭😭
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Emma Satane
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dont know who to root for tbh
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Brilliant
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“Hell. I’m sure you shall pass through it one day.” I saw this twice in a single day when it came out, because watching a movie with a high school freshman film class is 99% of the time a bad idea. I thought it was great then, but in the years since I saw it, this just slowly just blossomed its way into another one of my all-time favorites alongside KOASD, Poor Things and The Lobster. It honestly just speaks…
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it’s a masterpiece
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summarisation: i was looking for a job, and then i found a job and heaven knows, i am miserable now.
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The Audacity
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Entertaining movie. Funny and tragic, mostly responded to the funny. Performances were great. Cinematography is very unique especially for its setting. The soundtrack is also notable. Overall good. Edit: I wrote that review never having read or watched or heard any commentary or promotion or anything else on the movie other than seeing Olivia Colman’s Oscar acceptance speech. Upon reading other reviews, I’m starting to realize that watching movies half asleep sideways might make me part of the problem, part…
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Apesar de ser mais exuberante, A Favorita (2018), continua a ser um cinema de máscaras, jogos de poder, ironia como filtro emocional e personagens que funcionam mais como estratégias do que como almas. Eu procuro cinema onde a alma está exposta, mesmo quando é monstruosa; aqui, a alma está sempre escondida atrás de um cálculo. A Favorita é um jogo de poder filmado como um teatro de máscaras. Não me conectou inicialmente porque a emoção está sempre filtrada pela ironia…
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Rinha de damas
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very funny very sad Olivia Colman is unreal lots of flashy editing choices – most of which worked for me, some threw me off Nicholas Hoult should only play posh, wigged assholes – he’s so good
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still fucks
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If there’s one thing you can expect from a Yorgos Lanthimos film, it’s an ending that will leave you confused, cause what in the actual fuck?
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oliviaaaaaaaa i find the women in yorgos’s films tend to be flat, underdeveloped (despite emma’s incredible acting) and simply characterised BUT i really liked this one and I felt the people on screen were whole entire beings !!! (so much 0.5x)
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That’s how I expected it to be with Queen Charlotte and Lady Dunbury from Bridgerton. Emma Stone blonde is out of this world
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joe alwyn really looks like a woman in this
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em pânico com a cena do coelho
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La mejor q pelicula q eh visto en mucho rato Ajakbslqnwn wea kl rara con los bailes era tan chistosa me dio muxa risa Profe pelao ponga el sexo no le decolor No tiene 5 estrellas porke queria q q la reina le aplastara la cabeza ala wna hasta matarla
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I don’t think I’ve seen a character look as miserable as Olivia Colman does in this movie.
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I love this film like nobody’s business. It’s one I come back to every time that I am having issues within my own filmmaking practice and I just think, yeah. I’ll be okay I love this one! I still think it had some of the strongest performances I have ever seen by Olivia Coleman and I love the ending scene so much it’s something I reference mentally. Yep!
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Le vice a son max wow
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No sé cual de las 3 quiero ser. Fantástica.
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well then
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loved
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okkkkk.
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ellos van por ahí sin diagnosticar y lo q surja
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i love the closing scene
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Literally brilliant
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eu amo como ninguem aqui parece estar realmente dizendo o que quer dizer, todo mundo ta jogando algum tipo de jogo o tempo inteiro e eu fico assistindo essas tres mulheres tentando descobrir quem consegue manipular quem primeiro, e o melhor eh que eu nunca sinto que tenho certeza de quem esta no controle, porque quando parece que uma delas ganhou alguma coisa o filme ja encontra um jeito de colocar tudo de cabeça pra baixo, a dinâmica entre elas…
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This movie is so intelligently dense. The plot twists and turns and secretly builds momentum until the end hits you like a train. I’m going to be thinking about this one a lot.
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le concept d’être mariée à lord malboro(ugh) quand même
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trajeron una vaina ahí y q una piña
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royalty focused period piece = automatic 3 star even if its yorgos
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la musica
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this is what i mean when i say history is my favorite subject
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Finally some Yuri
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The cinematography makes me wish I directed this movie Bonus points for Nicholas Hoult
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Have you ever raced a duck at the whore house? – Westside Gunn
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Not weird enough.
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I enjoyed the themes of ruthless social climbing, toxic codependency, and power struggles within the class system. The cut to classical music each time something absurd happened felt so normal, yet it heightened the story’s direction. This was such a stunning film; the use of wide angles to create a warped, disorienting aesthetic even made me feel sick, but in a good way. I really should’ve started exploring Yorgos Lanthimos’s filmography with this film, especially his collaborations with Emma Stone,…
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ej mega fajne
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Another total banger from Yorgoat Lanthimos. I knew he had another 5 in him and I knew I had to watch this one when I saw my flight had it for free. Editing and cinematography was so peak. TOP TIER performances all around. Super captivating. The set pieces wow. Thought provoking wow. Couldn’t have asked for more out of this. Further solidified my theory that Stone and Plemons bring out the best in Yorgos that just doesn’t seem to click for me the same when he’s working with Colin Farrell. No hate to bro though.
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sanki butun bunlarin altinda daha buyuk bi film varmis da tam ortaya cikamamis gibi
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Lésbicas trambiqueiras. Eu me acostumei com a direção de filme do Yorgos e acho que ele sabe muito bem como misturar uma estranheza excêntrica com uma direção de arte boa. Top 👍 Te amo Emma Stone
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Ya ben eğer hayatımda tek bir film izleyecek olsam kesinlikle bu film olurdu asla sıkılmıyorum her gün izlesem asla sıkılmam
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sigh
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eu realmente não tava esperando T O D O esse plot
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what have I just watched?
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oh to be olivia coleman and in a love triangle with rachel weisz and emma stone oh to be emma stone and in a love triangle with rachel weisz and olivia coleman oh to be rachel weisz-
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Wickedly funny, beautifully strange, and deliciously cruel.
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ultra wide lens + steady cam one of the tuffest combos everyone was super funny and dramatic I love it
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Im not getting over rachel weisz in this film any time soon
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Aaisha 8 月 20, 2026
fun watch! i loveeed the character development, especially abigail and her gradual descent into selfishness and deceit. also, that ending, lesbians be crazy fr!!
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Subtly hilarious with wonderfully layered characters. Splendid performances across the board — Olivia Colman proves once again that she is one of the best actresses OAT.
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me he quedado loquísima. primero de todo, la he visto por trozos porque no me daba tiempo a verla del tirón y no dejaba de pensar en “a ver si ahora tengo un rato y la veo” porque estaba MUY enganchada a la trama. me parece muy interesante todo el argumento en general y creo que tiene un trasfondo más “intenso” del que quizá se podría pensar, ¿hasta dónde podemos llegar para llegar donde queremos? creo que puede hacerte pensar…
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emma stone con su carita feita 💔💔💔
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sin palabras la verdad
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three women claiming to be tops duke it out
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Even though I find some of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films average at best, his cinematography aside, The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and Bugonia (2025) are two films I love. I happened to watch The Favourite (2018) last, after watching all of his other work, despite its popularity. Only issue is that the stakes never really get high, and the ending doesn’t raise them either. Still, it’s solid. Made me want to rewatch Saltburn (2023). Some nice songs: Trumpet Sonata in…
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Lo que hubiera sido un programa de chimentos ahí por dioos
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Not my favorite Yorgos film Loved how much they say cunt though
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i like how you can really see olivia colman deteriorate throughout the film.
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Decent, but not my Favourite. Just too quirky for me to ever fully digest.
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Gode gamle Yorgos kan simpelthen bare ikke lave andet end bims film, og the favourite er ingen undtagelse. Var ret varm på tanken om et Yorgos period piece, og på ren udseende levede den klart op til forventningerne. Jeg savnede dog mere motiv hos karaktererne, og generelt en grund til faktisk at give en fuck om dem. Nogle af de seksuelle scener gav også lidt Saltburn energi forstået som om de bare prøvede at være provokerende for provokationens skyld uden nogen rigtig kontekst.
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BANGER
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Great performances from the three leads, and Nicholas Hoult. Olivia Coleman was convincing as Queen Anne and I liked how they showed her deterioration over time (without making it clear whether time was passing or if Sarah was a good influence/kept her healthy) Tell about the rabbits, George
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those other servants that are just trying to do their jobs must hear some wild shit
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I fucking loved this movie idk. Olivia colman emma stone Rachel weisz are all soooo good it’s not even funny and even Nicholas holt gags… had a great time and the ending scene really brought this movie up from a 4 to a 4.5 … obv directing is great yorgos is usually gaggy but I didn’t expect to like this one sm!! The British r soooo 😭😭😭 Also Joe alwyn plays the first ever Pain Pig (Tom Wambsgans dupe)
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a consistent favourite of mine (pun intended)
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i definitely think that this movie was overhyped and i expecting a lot more. i’m always happy about lesbian/WLW sex on screen, but it doesn’t get any extra points for me. i thought emma stone’s accent was also terrible love the costumes though.
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Delish
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la reina se convierte en un animal creo
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Quite good and appropriate to watch before a trip to the UK
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Да, фильм очень красивый и возможно интересный. Две фаворитки «сражаются» за власть над Великобританией через постель с королевой Анной. И мне понравилась атмосфера, локации, идея для сюжета. Но вот что-то мне не понравилось.. слишком грязно это всё будто. Да, понимаю что так и должно быть и тогда ничего «чистого быть не могло, но все таки. Актриса королевы Анны отлично отыгрывает противную, нездоровую ментально женщину. Ее история довольно трагична, и то как Эбигейл и леди Мальборо чуть не убили друг друга ради власти, было очень интересно наблюдать и ждать что будет дальше, но больше 7/10 поставить не могу.
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Loved this movie! Can’t believe it’d taken me this long to watch it
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with Elson
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Great acting. The script? Could have been better, the story didn’t quite resonate with me on any level.
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Director
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Writer
- Tony McNamara, Deborah Davis
- Studio
- Waypoint Entertainment, Element Pictures, Scarlet Films, Film4 Productions
- Country
- Ireland, UK, USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 120 mins
- Italy30 Aug 2018
- USA01 Sep 2018
- USA28 Sep 2018
- UK18 Oct 2018
- France20 Oct 2018
- Spain16 Nov 2018
- Estonia18 Nov 2018
- USA23 Nov 2018
- USA21 Dec 2018
- Australia26 Dec 2018
- UK01 Jan 2019
- Netherlands03 Jan 2019
- Estonia18 Jan 2019
- Brazil24 Jan 2019
- Sweden25 Jan 2019
- Israel31 Jan 2019
- Mexico01 Feb 2019
- France06 Feb 2019
- Greece07 Feb 2019
- Finland08 Feb 2019
- Singapore14 Feb 2019
- Hong Kong21 Feb 2019
- Switzerland27 Sep 2018
- Japan01 Nov 2018
- Hungary07 Feb 2019
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