The Favourite (Original title)Balance of Power (Working title)The Favorite (Help search title)
Dates: 2018 (Copyright), 23 November 2018 (Release)Countries: USA, United Kingdom, IrelandDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Synopsis: In the early 18th century during the War of the Spanish Succession, Queen Anne’s poor health finds her relying on her doting but ruthless friend Lady Sarah Churchill. When Sarah’s cousin Abigail Masham arrives at the Palace as a maid, her charm soon wins the Queen’s attentions and Abigial sees a way to restore her social status after her father’s gambling debts reduced her family to poor circumstances. The two women soon become rivals for the Queen’s affections and a power struggle develops between them against a backdrop of political conflict between Whigs and Tories.
Genres: Historical drama, Biopic
Subjects: Anne (1665-1714), Royal courts, Ambition, Rivalry, Power, Social status, Politics
Releases
Date: 23 November 2018Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 120 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 01 January 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 119 mins 20 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)
Dates: 2018 (Copyright), 23 November 2018 (Release)Countries: USA, United Kingdom, IrelandDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Synopsis: In the early 18th century during the War of the Spanish Succession, Queen Anne’s poor health finds her relying on her doting but ruthless friend Lady Sarah Churchill. When Sarah’s cousin Abigail Masham arrives at the Palace as a maid, her charm soon wins the Queen’s attentions and Abigial sees a way to restore her social status after her father’s gambling debts reduced her family to poor circumstances. The two women soon become rivals for the Queen’s affections and a power struggle develops between them against a backdrop of political conflict between Whigs and Tories.
Genres: Historical drama, Biopic
Subjects: Anne (1665-1714), Royal courts, Ambition, Rivalry, Power, Social status, Politics
Releases
Date: 23 November 2018Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 120 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 01 January 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 119 mins 20 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)
Credits
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©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, ©: TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, ©: Channel Four Television Corporation, ©: LLC Jayhawker Holdings, Production Company: Element Pictures, Production Company: Scarlet Films, Made in association with: TSG Entertainment, Developed by: Film4, Developed with the support of: BFI’s Film Fund, Developed with the assistance of: Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, Presents: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Presents: Film4, Presents: Waypoint Entertainment, Produced with the support of incentives for the Irish film industry provided by: Government of Ireland, Executive Producer: Andrew Lowe, Executive Producer: Daniel Battsek, Executive Producer: Rose Garnett, Executive Producer: Josh Rosenbaum, Executive Producer: Ken Kao, Executive Producer: Tony McNamara, Executive Producer: Deborah Davis, Produced by: Ceci Dempsey, Produced by: Ed Guiney, Produced by: Lee Magiday, Produced by: Yorgos Lanthimos, Co-producer for Waypoint Entertainment: Jennifer Semler, Line Producer: Cáit Collins, For Film4 (Deputy Director): Sue Bruce-Smith, For Film4 (Head of Creative): Ollie Madden, For Film4 (Senior Commissioning Executive): Sam Lavender, For Film4 (Creative Executive): Polly Stokes, For Film4 (Development and Production Executive): Celine Coulson, For Film4 (Head of Film Finance): Harry Dixon, For Film4 (Head of Production): Tracey Josephs, Nicky Earnshaw, For Film4 (Marketing and Distribution Executive): Hannah Saunders, For Film4 (Press and Publicity Manager): Phil Cairns, For Element Pictures (Head of Business Affairs): Mark Byrne, For Element Pictures (Head of Production): Paula Heffernan, For Element Pictures (Head of Development): Emma Norton, For Element Pictures (Chief Operating Officer): Annette Waldron, For Element Pictures (Senior Production Coordinator): Emer O'Shea, For Element Pictures (Finance Manager): Leonie Quinn, For Scarlet Films (Head of Development): Honor Borwick, For Scarlet Films (Head of Creative Affairs): Sue Birbeck, Production Manager: Michelle Mullen, Production Manager: Liane Escorza, Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Jones, Production Co-ordinator: Jason Kirk, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Tamlyn Samuels, Financial Controller: Ann Marie Fitzgerald, Production Accountant: Nessa King, Assistant Accountant: Corrine Millson-Crane, Assistant Accountant: Pollyanna Gill, Assistant Accountant: Claire Kenny, Unit Manager: Pete Holloway, Unit Manager: Mark Russell, Supervising Location Manager: Adam Richards, Location Manager: Ben Mangham, Location Manager: Daragh Coghlan, Location Manager: Chris Bunyan, Assistant Location Manager: Calum Green, Assistant Location Manager: Jack Leary, Assistant Location Manager: Paige Lian Copsey, Assistant Location Manager: Jessica Wright, Post-production Supervisor: Deborah Harding, Production Secretary: Joshua Darby, 1st Assistant Director: Atilla Salih Yücer, 1st Assistant Director: James Blackwell, Additional 1st Assistant Director: Toby Ford, 2nd Assistant Director: Adam Byles, 2nd Assistant Director: Marios Hamboulides, Crowd 2nd Assistant Director: Camilla Southwell, 3rd Assistant Director: Laura Jackson, 3rd Assistant Director: Michael Searle, Crowd 3rd Assistant Director: Jamie Graham, Assistant to Yorgos Lanthimos: Rowena Wallace, Script Supervisor: Sylvia Parker, Casting by: Dixie Chassay, Additional Casting: Leanne Flinn, Casting Assistant: Joanna Sturrock, Extras Casting: The Casting Collective, Extras Casting: Mad Dog Casting, Extras Casting: Universal Extras, Extras Casting: Masie Dee, Written by: Deborah Davis, Written by: Tony McNamara, Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan, Additional Photography: Stephen Murphy, Steadicam Operator: Paul Edwards, Focus Puller: Andrew O'Reilly, Focus Puller: Graham Martyr, Clapper Loader: Tom Storey, Cristina Cretu, Additional Clapper Loader: Claire Pie, Gaffer: Andy Cole, Best Boy: Richard Anderson, Electrician: Mark Campany, Electrician: Dean Coffey, Electrician: Raz Khamehseifi, Electrician: Rob Stewart, Genny Operator: Alan 'Spike' Graham, Key Grip: Andy Woodcock, Playback Operator: Demetri Jagger, Video Assist: Laura Laderas, Stills Photographer: Atsushi Nishijima, Double Helix Operator: Riz Wadan, Visual Effects by: Screen Scene VFX, Screen Scene VFX (Visual Effects Supervisor): Ed Bruce, Screen Scene VFX (Visual Effects Executive Producer): Eric Kohler, Screen Scene VFX (Compositing Supervisor): Jim O'Hagan, Screen Scene VFX (Visual Effects Producer): Kenneth Coyne, Special Effects Supervisor: Bob Thorne, Special Effects Floor Supervisor: Bernie Newton, Senior Special Effects Technician: Matt Roberts, Special Effects: Anarchy Limited, Film Editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Additional Editor: Sam Sneade, 1st Assistant Editor: James Panting, 2nd Assistant Editor: Jessica Medlycott, Visual Effects Editor: James Panting, Production Designer: Fiona Crombie, Supervising Art Director: Lynne Huitson, Art Director: Caroline Barclay, Art Director: Dominic Roberts, Art Director: Sarah Bick, Standby Art Director: Laura Conway-Gordon, Assistant Art Director: Jamie Shakespeare, Set Decorator: Alice Felton, Assistant Set Decorator: Elizabeth Bravo, Home Economist: Katharine Tidy, Food Stylist - Shoot: Catherine Kunzig, Florist: Jenny Tobin, Special Furniture Maker: Spencer Jordon, Graphic Design: Vasilis Marmatakis, Graphic Designer: Charis Theobald, Visual Reference Artist: Phil Clark, Calligrapher: Rosalind Wyatt, Production Buyer: Beverley Butcher, Property Master: Muffin Green, Assistant Property Master: Ben Johnson, Prop Buyer: Emma Field-Rayner, Prop Buyer: Kay Mitchell, Amy-Ciara Turner, Petty Cash Buyer: Amy-Ciara Turner, Chargehand Dressing Props: Rob Barnes, Barney Ward, Dressing Props: Alex Lanning, Dressing Props: Steve 'Moose' Smith, Dressing Props Daily: Felix Beard, Chargehand Standby Props: Chris Chandler, Standby Props: Andy Forrest, Prop Storeman: David Chisholm, Prop Making/Action Props: Anarchy Limited, Art Department Assistant: Chelsea Davison, Construction Manager: Stuart Watson, Construction Manager: Jason Reilly, Greens: Palmbrokers, Costume Designer: Sandy Powell, Costume Designer: Oliver Garcia, Assistant Costume Designer: Oliver Garcia, Assistant Costume Designer: Sarah Young, Assistant Costume Designer: Courtney McClain, Costume Supervisor: Claudia Littlefield, Costume Co-ordinator: Jennifer Murphy, Costume Buyer: Anna Lombardi, Alice Herring, Principal Standby: Emma Heath, Principal Standby: Lloyd Middleton, Katie Sheehy, Costumer to Ms Stone: Laura Wolford, Crowd Costumer: Carol Gamarra, Costume Cutter: Marco Baratti, Costume Cutter: Ian Wallace, Melanie Carter, Milliner: Angel Fernández, Costume Textile Artist/Dyer: John Cowell, Wardrobe Truck Mistress: Tess Verran, Crowd Wardrobe Mistress: Ashleigh Lennox, Hair and Make-up Designer: Nadia Stacey, Hair and Make-up Supervisor: Samantha Denyer, Crowd Hair and Make-up Supervisor: Jemma Carballo, Personal Hair and Make-up Artist to Rachel Weisz: Graham Johnston, Hair and Make-up Artist: Beverley Binda, Hair and Make-up Artist: Hannah Poppy Edwards, Hair and Make-up Artist: Anna Morena, Tapio Salmi, Crowd Hair and Make-up Artist: Juliette Tomes, Hair and Make-up Junior: Jane McBennett, Crowd Make-up Assistant: Claire Pompili, Crowd Hair Stylist: Jeanette Brown, Crowd Hair Stylist: Gary Machin, Dianne St James, Crowd Hair Assistant: Claire Pompili, Prosthetics: Coulier Creatures FX, Title Design Assistant: Marilia Kapetanaki, Dailies Film Processing/Transfers: Kodak Laboratory London, Kodak Laboratory London (Dailies Colourist): Dan Redrup, Additional 2K Scanning/Dailies: Company 3, Company 3 (Dailies Colourist): Doychin Margoevski, Print Processing/Developing: Cinelab London, Shot on: Kodak Film, Music Supervisor: Sarah Giles, Music Editor: Johnnie Burn, Music Editor: Simon Carroll, Orchestral Fixer Pre-records: Isobel Griffiths, Choreographer: Constanza Macras, Production Choreography: Dorky Park, Choreography Assistant: Emil Bordas, Miki Shoji, Sound Designer: Johnnie Burn, Sound Recordist: Rashad Omar, Sound Recordist: Shaun Mills, Boom Operator: Hugh Sherlock, Sound Assistant: Dickie Earll, Sound Maintenance: Christopher Atkinson, Sound Mix Services: Goldcrest Post Production, Post-production Sound by: Screen Scene, Ardmore Sound, Re-recording Mixer: Johnnie Burn, Supervising Sound Editor: Johnnie Burn, 1st Assistant [Sound Editor]: Simon Carroll, 2nd Assistant [Sound Editor]: Max Behrens, Assistant Sound Editor: Brendan Feeney, Dialogue Editor: Michelle Fingleton, Dialogue Mixer: Ken Galvin, Foley Artist: Caoimhe Doyle, Assistant Foley Artist: Jonathan Reynolds, Foley Recordist: Jean McGrath, Foley Pre-mixer: Ed Downham, Foley Editor: Brendan Rehill, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jo McLaren, Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator: Adam Horton, Stunt Performer: Anthony Skrimshire, Stunt Performer: Jonny Stockwell, Chelsea Mather, Abigail Double: Claire Lawrence, Sarah Double: Kim McGarrity, Historical Advisor: Hannah Greig, Clearance Advisor: Charles Edwards, Legal Services: Industry Media, Post-production Script Services: DeLuxe Media Services, Dialect Coach: Neil Swain, Armoury: Bapty & Co, Armourer: Ken Garside, Horse Master: Camilla Naprous, Horses and Carriages: The Devil's Horsemen, Animals Provided and Supervised by: A-Z Animals, Animal Co-ordinator: Gerry Cott, Publicity: Premier, Unit Publicist: Jonathan Rutter, Unit Publicist: Emma Robinson, Publicist: Ellen Steers, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: PMA Productions, EPK Producer: Pip Ayers, Camera Equipment/Dollies: Panavision, Lighting Equipment: Panalux, Crowd Costumes Manufactured by: The Whitechapel Workhouse, Jalin Designs, Jewellery: Vicki Sarge, Digital Intermediate Provided by: Goldcrest Post Production, Goldcrest Post Production (Digital Colourist): Rob Pizzey, Goldcrest Post Production (Digital On-line Editor): Russell White, Goldcrest Post Production (Head of Production): Rob Farris, Goldcrest Post Production (Digital Intermediate Producer): Jonathan Collard, Film Bonded by: Film Finances, Special Thanks to: Ryan Gosling, Special Thanks to: Ariane Labed, Special Thanks to: Edward Lawrenson, Special Thanks to: Ben Roberts, Special Thanks to: Natascha Wharton, Ben Whishaw
Cast
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Olivia Colman (Queen Anne), Emma Stone (Abigail Masham), Rachel Weisz (Lady Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough), Nicholas Hoult (Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, Earl Mortimer), Joe Alwyn (Samuel Masham), James Smith (Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin), Mark Gatiss (John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough), Jenny Rainsford (Mae), Emma Delve (Queen's maid), Faye Daveney (Sarah's maid), Paul Swaine (wanking man), Jennifer White (Mrs Meg), Lilly-Rose Stevens (Sally), Denise Mack (kitchen servant), Horatio (fastest duck in the city), Willem Dalby (central Tory booker), Edward Aczel (Earl of Stratford), Carolyn Saint-Pe (Madam Tournee), John Locke (eviction courtier), Everal Walsh (servant, upstairs), Basil Eidenbenz (footman 2), Dec Wyer (footman 4), Anthony Dougall (Queen's doctor), James Melville (footman 3), Timothy Innes (footman 1), Ben English (page 1), Wilson Radjou-Pujalte (pigeon boy), Peter Brookes (page 2), Gavin Henderson (music teacher), Djordje Jovanovic, Sam Kemp, Hana McDowell, James Perrin, Luca Wiseman (child orchestra), Callum Lewin (nude pomegranate Tory), Liam Fleming (Kevin), Angela Hicks (singing woman), Martin Pemberton (fire eater)