The Favourite

The Favourite is a 2018 satirical absurdist film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. Set in early 18th-century Great Britain, the period film examines the relationship between cousins Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and Abigail Hill, who will become Baroness Masham as the action progresses, as they vie to be court favourite of Anne, Queen of Great Britain.