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November 30, 2018
At the Movies: A delicious, vicious acting feast in ‘The Favourite'
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” gleefully dispenses with the usual decorum of the period dramas.
Yorgos Lanthimos' “The Favourite,” a wicked blast of nasty fun, gleefully dispenses with the usual decorum of the period drama to free its powerhouse trio of actresses — Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz — in a deliciously performed romp through the wigs and corsets of 18th century British aristocracy.
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