Flicks Cinema @ Lopdell 'The Favourite' (R13)

'THE FAVOURITE' (R13) for strong sexual content, nudity and language

Friday 3rd May 10-30am/5-30pm/ 8-15pm Doors/Bar open from 5pm
Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.
Tickets $14/ $12/ $10 from eventfinda.co.nz and on door TEXT BOOKINGS to 0210 222 5558
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PLEASE NOTE that eventfinda ticket holders need to hand their tickets in if printed/or show on phone to the ticket desk and arrive at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the film otherwise we will offer seats to waiting customers.

REVIEWS
"As well as being [Lanthimos'] biggest production so far, this is by far his most pleasurable, with three Oscar-worthy performances".

"The Favourite,” which was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, comes as comic relief of a high order. The comedy is elegant, frequently dark and genuinely witty. The spectacle is gorgeous. The revisionism is gleeful—this is early 18th- century English history served sizzling hot. Of the three starring performances, one, by Rachel Weisz as Sarah Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough, is perfectly wonderful; another, by Emma Stone as Abigail, Sarah’s impecunious cousin, is imperfectly wonderful; while the third, by Olivia Colman as Queen Anne, is a delicious"