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The Favourite
Comedy, Drama, History
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy acidic court intrigue, morally slippery characters, and stylized period drama with razor-sharp humor.
- Tone
- darkly comic, satirical, bleak
- Payoff
- amusement, vindication
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- power, ambition, rivalry, manipulation, desire
- Setting
- early eighteenth century, lavish royal palace and aristocratic court
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