The Favourite

[emmie]

has anyone seen this film, if so what did you make of it.... I watched it yesterday on ALL 4 catch up and thought what a strangely compelling film, funny in a dark sort of way and as to the language, enough said.

[emmie]

Good performances all round, and a history lesson for me, as i didn't know much about Queen Anne and her life.

[naomi24]

I haven't seen it, but did you check it out for historical accuracy? As I understand it, having been best friends with no indication of a lesbian alliance between them, when the queen and her favourite fell out a smear campaign was launched against the queen - hence presumably, the basis for the movie. But as I say, I haven't seen it, only the reviews, so I may have got the wrong end of the stick.

[jim360]

I saw it when it came out. Fascinating film, great acting and production etc. But historically it's garbage. I think this is more or less deliberate, or at least there's no claim that this is a serious piece of historical portrayal. But because it's not really trying to be that, it's easy enough I think to focus on the story that *is* being told, and they've just used familiar figures from history to carry an altogether more intimate story.

Worth a watch, imo -- wonderful performances by the three leads.

[maggiebee]

Saw this film at the cinema when it first came out. Quite enjoyable but doubt its accuracy. Still worth a watch.

[MargoTester]

According to the film's producer ' some of the things in the film are accurate a lot are not'
I enjoyed it and the great acting

[pastafreak]

I keep missing it when it's on.
Maybe catchup this weekend.

[tiggerblue10]

I saw it when it first came out. Excellent film and although not fully accurate I think there were rumours at the time.

I feel so sorry for Queen Anne. She had many miscarriages and still births, and her one son that survived infancy, died when he was 11.

[Barsel]

I'd recorded it from whenever it was on, and I started to watch it as I love Olivia Coleman, but I switched off after about 5-10 mins as it wasn't what I was expecting. Perhaps I should have given it more of a chance. It might have been the bad language as I thought it was going to be more like your usual period dramas.