The favourite

Resource Information

The work The favourite represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in The Ferguson Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The favourite

Statement of responsibility

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Film4 and Waypoint Entertainment present an Element Pictures/Scarlet Films production ; produced by Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos ; written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara ; directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Title variation

Favorite

Contributor

• Stone, Emma, 1988-
• Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
• Gatiss, Mark
• Colman, Olivia
• McNamara, Tony, (Director)
• Lanthimos, Yorgos, 1973-
• FilmFour (Firm)
• Magiday, Lee
• Scarlet Films (Firm)
• Davis, Deborah
• Waypoint Entertainment (Firm)
• Guiney, Ed
• Davis, Deborah, (Screenwriter)
• Alwyn, Joe
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Dempsey, Ceci
• Hoult, Nicholas, 1989-
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Element Pictures (Firm)

Actor

• Stone, Emma, 1988-
• Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
• Gatiss, Mark
• Colman, Olivia
• Alwyn, Joe
• Hoult, Nicholas, 1989-

Film director

• Lanthimos, Yorgos, 1973-

Film producer

• Lanthimos, Yorgos, 1973-
• Magiday, Lee
• Guiney, Ed
• Dempsey, Ceci

Presenter

• Fox Searchlight Pictures

Production company

• FilmFour (Firm)
• Scarlet Films (Firm)
• Waypoint Entertainment (Firm)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Element Pictures (Firm)

Publisher

• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Screenwriter

• McNamara, Tony, (Director)
• Davis, Deborah
• Davis, Deborah, (Screenwriter)

Subject

• England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama
• Favorites, Royal -- Great Britain -- Drama
• Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744 -- Drama
• Dark comedy films
• Female friendship -- Drama
• Historical films
• Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714 -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1702-1714 -- Drama
• Nobility -- Great Britain -- Drama
• Amistad -- Teatro
• Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Drama
• Masham, Abigail, Lady, 1684 or 1685-1734 -- Drama
• Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Ambition -- Drama
• Inglaterra -- Vida social y costumbres -- Siglo XVIII -- Teatro
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Drama
• Ambición -- Teatro

Genre

• Feature films
• Dark comedy films
• Teatro
• Biographical films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Fiction films
• Historical films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions, and no one will stand in her way

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robbie Ryan ; editor, Yorgos Mavropsaridis ; line producer, Cáit Collins ; sound designer, Johnnie Burn ; hair & makeup design, Nadia Stacey ; production designer, Fiona Crombie ; costume designer, Sandy Powell

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content, nudity and language

Language note

English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.F38 2019

PerformerNote

Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Mark Gatiss, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn

Runtime

119

Technique

live action