THE FAVOURITE Is The Most Outrageous Costume Drama In Years

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Yorgos Lanthimos and his tragicomic experiments have been a favourite of arthouse cinema for years now, from the bloody Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer to the oddly tender The Lobster. If his previous films felt like they were trying too hard to succeed as formal experiments, The Favourite marks a relent, and what will probably be his most popular film so far.

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