The Favourite - Intrigen und Irrsinn (2018)
England, 18. Jahrhundert: Das Land macht politisch eine schwierige Zeit durch, denn es befindet sich im Krieg mit Frankreich und zudem ist die amtierende Königin Anne durch Krankheit geschwächt und damit nicht in der Lage die Nation zu regieren. An ihrer Stelle kümmert sich ihre Vertraute Lady Sarah um die Regierungsangelegenheiten und versorgt zugleich die Königin, die als äußerst schwieriger Mensch, der oft zu Wutausbrüchen neigt, gilt. Verstärkung am Hof gibt es bald in Form eines neuen Dienstmädchens, bei der es sich um Sarahs Cousine Abigail handelt, die kürzlich ihren Adelstitel verloren hat und nun mit niederen Arbeiten am Hof betraut wird. Doch dann wird Queen Anne auf die charmante und durchaus intelligente junge Frau aufmerksam, die der Königin mit viel Respekt und vor allem mit Schmeicheleien entgegentritt. Die Annährungen stoßen Sarah übel auf, da diese befürchtet durch die steigende Gunst ihrer Cousine an politischem Einfluss zu verlieren.
Der Regisseur: Yorgos Lanthimos
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Emma Stone as Abigail |
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Olivia Colman as Queen Anne |
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Rachel Weisz as Lady Sarah |
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Nicholas Hoult as Harley |
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Joe Alwyn as Masham |
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Mark Gatiss as Lord Marlborough |
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James Smith as Godolphin |
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Jenny Rainsford as Mae |
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Emma Delves as Queen's Maid |
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Faye Daveney as Sarah's Maid |
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Paul Swaine as Wanking Man |
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Jennifer White as Mrs. Meg |
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Lilly-Rose Stevens as Sally |
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Denise Mack as Kitchen Servant |
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Willem Dalby as Central Tory Booker |
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Edward Aczel as Earl of Stratford |
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Carolyn Saint-Pé as Madame Tournée |
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John Locke as Eviction Courtier |
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Everal Walsh as Servant, Upstairs |
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Timothy Innes as Footman #1 |
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Basil Eidenbenz as Footman #2 |
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James Melville as Footman #3 |
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Declan Wyer as Footman #4 |
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Anthony Dougall as Queen's Doctor |
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Ben English as Page #1 |
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Peter Brookes as Page #2 |
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Wilson Mbomio as Pigeon Boy |
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Gavin Henderson as Music Teacher |
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Callum Lewin as Nude Pomegranate Tory |
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Liam Fleming as Kevin |
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Angela Hicks as Singing Woman |
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Martin Pemberton as Fire Eater |
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Luca Wiseman as Child Orchestra |
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James Perrin as Child Orchestra |
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Hana McDowell as Child Orchestra |
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Sam Kemp as Child Orchestra |
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Djordje Jovanovic as Child Orchestra |
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Alexis Bennett as Court Musician (uncredited) |
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Chris elms as Young Tory (uncredited) |
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Tim Ingall as Lord Bingley (uncredited) |
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Alfrun Rose as Kitchen Maid (uncredited) |
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Keval Shah as Wig (uncredited) |
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Janette Sharpe as Maid (uncredited) |
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Luke Thallon as Abigail's Soldier (uncredited) |
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Jack Veal as Boy (uncredited) |
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Zenobia Voegele-Downing as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Emily Vinnicombe as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Hannah Morley as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Poppy Lawless as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Roisin Keogh as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Ita as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Errol Clayton as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Antonia Castilla as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Samuel Bossman as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Paul Wingrove as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Nathan Lang as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Frank Gordon as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Isaura Barbé-Brown as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Phelim Kelly as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Leigh Dent as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Kemal Shah as Wig (uncredited) |
| Directing | Toby Ford | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Tony McNamara | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Stacey | Hair Designer |
| Production | Daniel Battsek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cait Collins | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Stacey | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Atilla Salih Yücer | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Anthony Skrimshire | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim McGarrity | Stunt Double |
| Production | Rose Garnett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Josh Rosenbaum | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ken Kao | Executive Producer |
| Art | Charis Theobald | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Adam Horton | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Michelle Mullen | Production Manager |
| Crew | Claire Lawrence | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Chelsea Mather | Stunts |
| Art | Jamie Shakespeare | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Jonny Stockwell | Stunts |
| Crew | Jo McLaren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Rashad Hall-Heinz | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Richard Gordon Charles Anderson | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Lizzie Bravo | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Directing | Sylvia Parker | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Andy Cole | Gaffer |
| Art | Chelsea Davison | Art Department Assistant |
| Lighting | Raz Khamehseifi | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Young | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dianne St. James | Hairstylist |
| Production | Adam Richards | Location Manager |
| Production | Jack Hyland | Location Assistant |
| Production | Ben Mangham | Location Manager |
| Production | Will Jansen | Location Assistant |
| Art | Ben Johnson | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Daragh Coghlan | Location Manager |
| Production | Calum Green | Assistant Location Manager |
| Editing | Jessica Medlycott | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Dean Coffey | Electrician |
| Lighting | Rob Stewart | Electrician |
| Camera | Paul Edwards | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Mark Campany | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graham Johnston | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Jack Leary | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Emma Field-Rayner | Property Buyer |
| Camera | Andrew O'Reilly | Focus Puller |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Littlefield | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Machin | Hairstylist |
| Production | Florence Cleverdon | Location Assistant |
| Camera | Atsushi Nishijima | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Wolford | Costumer |
| Art | Muffin Green | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Gamarra | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kitty Bennett | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Samantha Denyer | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverley Binda | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Samantha Denyer | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oliver Garcia | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ashleigh Lennox | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tapio Salmi | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Paige Copsey | Assistant Location Manager |
| Camera | Stephen Murphy | Additional Photography |
| Art | Jonathan Ames | Props |
| Directing | Adam Byles | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | James Panting | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Courtney McClain | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennie Murphy | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Morena | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Pete Holloway | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Claire Pie | Clapper Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Edwards | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Tom Storey | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Andy Woodcock | Key Grip |
| Sound | Dickie Earll | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeanette Brown | Hairstylist |
| Production | Claire L. Kenny | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Neil Swain | Dialect Coach |
| Production | Gemma Jones | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Tamlyn Samuels | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Ellen Steers | Publicist |
| Production | Joanna Sturrock | Casting Assistant |
| Art | Stuart Watson | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Steven Brigden | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Simon Carroll | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Joshua Darby | Production Secretary |
| Production | Corrine Millson-Crane | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Emma Robinson | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Constanza Macras | Choreographer |
| Crew | Jonathan Rutter | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Ed Bruce | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Nessa King | Production Accountant |
| Production | Pollyanna Gill | Assistant Accountant |
| Sound | Max Behrens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jean McGrath | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Caoimhe Doyle | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Brendan Feeney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michelle Fingleton | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ed Downham | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Brendan Rehill | Foley Editor |
| Writing | Tony McNamara | Writer |
| Writing | Deborah Davis | Writer |
| Crew | Nina Jalava | Stand In |
| Crew | Anastasia Harrold | Stand In |
| Crew | Helen Ayre | Stand In |
| Crew | Hannah Banks | Stand In |
| Production | Jennifer Semler | Co-Producer |
| Art | Hannah Greig | Other |
| Production | Emer O'Shea | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Vasilis Marmatakis | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Ευθύμης Φιλίππου | Thanks |
| Crew | Ariane Labed | Thanks |
| Camera | Sarah Bick | Additional Photography |
| Art | Kevin Day | Dressing Prop |
| Production | Lucy Jordan | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Deborah Davis | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Yorgos Lanthimos | Director |
| Production | Ed Guiney | Producer |
| Production | Ceci Dempsey | Producer |
| Production | Lee Magiday | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Lowe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Inga Fabian | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Young | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Laura Conway-Gordon | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Vasilis Marmatakis | Title Designer |
| Camera | Robbie Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Art | Fiona Crombie | Production Design |
| Production | Dixie Chassay | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Brett Bone | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Sound Designer |
| Art | Caroline Barclay | Art Direction |
| Crew | Deborah Harding | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Liane Escorza | Additional Photography |
| Crew | Joe Szukalski | Special Effects Assistant |
| Sound | Sarah Giles | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Dominic Roberts | Art Direction |
| Art | Lynne Huitson | Supervising Art Director |
| Crew | Alex Abelman | Carpenter |
| Sound | Christopher Atkinson | Boom Operator |
| Production | Yorgos Lanthimos | Producer |
| Art | Alice Felton | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Music Editor |
| Editing | Sam Sneade | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Γιώργος Μαυροψαρίδης | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juliette Tomes | Makeup Designer |