- Year: 2018
- Country: Ireland/UK/USA
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Starring: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz
You think of most British period pieces as these deep and serious (and quite boring at times) reflections on society, on the soul, on love, blah blah blah. This movie shoots that preconceived notions to flame. A film about a weak, often bedridden queen who maintains a deep friendship with her servant – when that servant’s cousin shows up to work as a maid, that’s when a power play comes in effect between the two. Featuring unusual and eccentric choices by the director in its soundtrack, cinematography (often employing a fisheye lense to maximize the look of the size of the castle), a very busy and fast moving camera and, likely inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s own period piece Barry Lyndon, shot entirely in natural light. The power play between Stone and Weisz is so incredibly funny – it’s rather obscene and foul mouthed and completely augmented by Olivia Colman’s delicious performance as the queen. The next thing you know, 2 hours went by.
Cinema Del Peppel 