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The Favourite (2018)

Film
DirectorYorgos Lanthimos
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Figures

Objects & symbols
  • The recurring use of wide-angle and fisheye lenses in the cinematography.
Form & technique
  • The ballroom dance scene featuring Sarah Churchill and Samuel Masham.
  • The film's musical score, particularly the juxtaposition of classical music and unsettling sound design.
Tropes
  • The romantic and power-driven relationship between Queen Anne, Lady Sarah, and Abigail.
  • Queen Anne's diseased and gout-ridden body. → The Carnivalesque
  • Abigail Masham's calculated transformation from lowly servant to court favourite. → The Performed Self
  • Queen Anne's 17 rabbits. → The Managed Body

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