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14th November 2018
Film Review | Cork Film Festival: The Favourite – Film Ireland Magazine
Charline Fernandez takes a break from duck racing and pineapple eating to send us this review of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite from the Cork Film Festival.
Royal satire The Favourite is a brilliant dark comedy, shattering notions of aristocratic decency with glee. Screening as part of Cork Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest had its audience at the Everyman Theatre on Saturday in howls of laughter.
Set in the early 18th century, England and France are at war. However, the real battle is...