THE FAVOURITE, a film by Yorgos Lanthimos

Lanthimos commented somewhere that the fisheye was motivated (in part) to distance his film from his influences (Draughtman's Contract, Barry Lyndon).

That's interesting. The fisheye worked really well. There are also scenes that are actually candle-lit, I suspect (re barry lyndon)

I think about the draughtsman's a lot with regard to this.

like the cinematography in this.

rachel weisz was a revelation (to me, who am not familiar with her filmography).

still haven't liked any of lanthimos' films as much as dogtooth

never saw the draughtsman's contract, it's on my list of films to watch this year

xp She's great and extremely fanciable, obv, but I didn't find her performance to be any better than any of the other main characters. Everyone is excellent in it. YL clearly has a profound engagement with actors/ performances.

I meant to say that I didn't find her a revelation because I always think she's extremely good.

I think about the draughtsman's a lot with regard to this.

― Funky Isolations (jed_), Friday, July 12, 2019 7:28 PM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is interesting. i haven't seen the draughtsman's contract in years but would be curious about how you see them relating. there is a certain formalism and they both have some episodic plotting. maybe it's just tough for me to relate greenaway to anything.

I relate Greenaway to Derek Jarman, not that their styles were that similar, I guess because they were both experimental British filmmakers from the 1980s-1990s

Not hard to find Lanthimos namechecking Draughtman's Contract in at least 4 interviews.

4 Oscar-Nominated Directors Reveal Their Biggest Inspirations

During preproduction we looked at different films — some of them period, some contemporary — in order to be inspired in different ways. We looked at period films that made bold choices in the past and were creative in how they dealt with the genre including Amadeus (Milos Forman), The Madness of King George (Nicholas Hytner), The Draughtsman's Contract (Peter Greenaway) and Cries and Whispers (Ingmar Bergman) in terms of tone but also visually.

I loved the first episode of The Great - ploughing much the same furrow as The Favourite (right down to Nicholas Hoult's obnoxious performance), but it's one I apparently can't get enough of.