Needy women can be favorites

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2018)

The movie The Favourite directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (think often of his movie The killing of a sacred Deer) is extremely interesting and tells the story of Queen Anne(excellent acting by Olivia Colman) and her reign and relationships with women between 1707 -1714. Loss of 17 children and Queen Anne's moments of depression, despair and helplessness and attachment to her bunnies are shown very well. Lady Sarah , a married woman (superb Rachel Weisz) and her discipline in learning politics and showing true love, caring and compassion for physically frail and mentally sad Queen Anne are great. And then comes Abigail, simple , nice and loving (my favorite Emma Stone) as a maid but desires to be treated and live like a lady because she knows she is a lady. But then Abigail realizes being nice would never get her what she desires. Abigail becomes hateful and evil and causes lot of pain to Lady Sarah. When Abigail sheds a tear and the scene when she tramples upon one of 17 bunnies is very touching. Terrific movie and I am glad I saw this 119 minute movie . Music is great and the cinematography is very pleasing. Definite Oscars. Emma Stone is nice, childish, graceful, kind, rude, mean and cruel as Abigail. Great acting by Emma Stone. Terrific acting by Olivia Colman as someone in power, rich, depressed, sad, needy, affectionate, afraid to be alone, lonesome . Oscar worthy.