The Favourite has a star-studded cast thats hard to ignore. Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult and Rachel Weisz all come together in the award-winning comedy period drama.
As well as the well-received acting, however, another thing has got people talking.
Critics have praised things like the screenplay and the cinematography, as well as the perfect setting.
Lets take a look at where it all takes place.
The film is set in 1708 in England, and features Olivia Colman as Queen Anne.
Most of it takes place in Queen Annes Palace, and it looks at the dynamics between her and her advisors and helpers.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos wanted to get that palatial idea across, saying From the beginning, I had this image of these lonely characters in huge spaces.
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Hatfield House in Hertfordshire was then chosen for the majority of the filming (although some scenes were also shot at Hampton Court Palace and in Oxford).
Hatfield House is Jacobean, and was built in 1611. Currently the home of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, it is also open to the public.
You will see scenes in the buildings Marble Hall, the Long Gallery and the King James Drawing Room, the walls of which are adorned with fine tapestries.
With its high ceilings and expansive grounds, Hatfield House has played host to a number of films, from the 1989 Batman to the 2010 Get Him To The Greek.
Catch The Favourite in cinemas now.
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