Fox Searchlight has given us a Friday treat – the new UK trailer for their upcoming release – potential awards magnet The Favourite. Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, and Mark Gatiss are amongst the impressive cast.
I caught this at the recent BFI London Film Festival and I think it could be Lanthimos’ best yet. When you count The Lobster and The Killing Of A Sacred Deer amongst his films, that’s quite a compliment.
Here’s the synopsis:
Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. 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 a 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 fulfil her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.
The Favourite arrives in UK cinemas on New Year’s Day 2019. Here’s that new trailer.
