#The Favourite

[marzipanandminutiae]

two movies that play with history in costuming in ways that make Brain Go Brrrr for me:

Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey (2020). the actual plot was very much a "this is fine but I'm not the intended audience and I didn't watch it as a child, so it will never have the nostalgia factor and it doesn't particularly compel me as an adult. and that's okay!" situation

but the COSTUMES. oh my god. Cheyney McKnight calls this "Afro-Victorian," and they did it in such an amazing way. one part that struck me is the way the clothes change over time- they didn't have to start it with 1860s-inspired fashions and then make the 30 Years Later timeskip clearly 1890s. it's a fantasy land; people would have forgiven them. but they DID and it's SO COOL

beginning of the movie. the hoops! the little perched hats! this is clearly like 1865, but it works in a lot of both fantastical twists and colors and patterns inspired by various African cloth-dyeing traditions

main character's adult daughter, after the timeskip. puffed sleeves! menswear-inspired tailoring! this is clearly Fantasy 1890s!

main character's granddaughter and her friends post-timeskip. honestly, I say African-inspired textile colors and prints, but some of these would definitely not be out of place in classic European Victorian fashion. mostly the plaid on the white girl here. appropriate skirt lengths for little girls! Cute BootsTM! hats on 99% of the female characters in this shot!

the other is The Favourite (2018)

early 18th century is severely underrepresented in film. the 1690s-1710s were gorgeous and I will die on this hill. plus the way they play around with laser-cut trim and exaggerated hair and makeup is heightening the period look, not watering it down to suit modern sensibilities

Queen Anne and her lover are doing something here; I forget what. I liked the movie, but it wasn't a- pardon the pun -favorite

would she have been wearing full-on masc clothing to shoot? probably not. is it reasonably accurate masc clothing for the era, but Stylized? yes! Also This Is Hot so I'm not complaining. maybe I'd be more into butches if they wore historical menswear...? anyway I digress

holy Tim Burton wet dream I love it so much

do I think Black Panther deserved to win the Oscar that year because the designer had to create a whole visually cohesive clothing culture from scratch? yes. do I still love the costumes in this movie? YES.

so like. it's not that I require 100% accuracy! I just like movies to be having a conversation with history rather than shouting over it, if that makes sense. (also avoiding my specific pet peeves- just be normal about corsets and put women's hair up/add hats where there should be hats. please?)

[slayerbuffy]

DANCE IN THE FILMS OF YORGOS LANTHIMOS Dogtooth (2009) The Lobster (2015) The Favourite (2018) Poor Things (2023)

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THE FAVOURITE (2018) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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Yorgos Lanthimos

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THE FAVOURITE 2018 | dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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THE FAVOURITE 2018 — dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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THE FAVOURITE 2018 — dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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Emma Stone as Abigail THE FAVOURITE (2018)

[jaeausten]

You do not need me as an enemy! As it turns out, I am capable of much unpleasantness.

[oldstuffilikealotandstuff]

Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things (2023)

[miamiweisz]

Pride Month Celebration Week: Day 3 - Tropes

↳ period piece gays (or alternatively, homosexuality is all about hands...limbs...foreheads)

[filmreveries]

“As it turns out, I am capable of much unpleasantness.”

The Favourite (2018) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

[userslayer]

"Lady Marlborough asked me to wait for you and I was... and then the bed looked so beautiful and I was overcome... with, with foolishness. I am sorry."

Emma Stone in The favourite (2018) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

[heateron]

the favourite (2018) dir. yorgos lanthimos

[artfilmaesthetics]

100 ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ꜰɪʟᴍꜱ

39/100 — the favourite | 2018

dir. yorgos lanthimos ✦