2sdays: "The Favourite"
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2sdays: "The Favourite"
The Favourite is an over-the top, raunchy and prize-winning comedy of bad manners. It’s early in the 18th century and England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving! Frail Queen Anne (Best Actress Oscar winner Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail Masham (Emma Stone), arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah, who takes the newcomer under her wing. Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots, and as the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way. Despite lush period sets and costumes, this comedy is not meant to be Masterpiece Theatre. Instead, it’s deliberately anachronistic and fanciful, for comic effect and to show that, as Matthew Lickona of the San Diego Chronicle says, “Decadence is its own punishment.” A. O. Scott of the New York Times joins many critics in praising the cast: “Weisz and Stone are both brilliantly witty and nimble, but Colman’s performance is nothing short of sublime.” This film is definitely worth seeing, not only for the great performances and period details, but so you can talk about it afterwards. There will be plenty to discuss! 1:59. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 23, 2019
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- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time
- Location:
- Multi-Purpose Room A
- Library:
- Dover Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Community and Culture