An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 113 wins & 405 nominations total
Anders Olof Grundberg
- Kid in London Street
- (as Anders Grundberg)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMark Ruffalo had a lot of doubts about his performance during the shoot. He often half-joked that his friend Oscar Isaac, who was filming on a nearby sound stage, was going to be called in to replace him. One day, Willem Dafoe pranked Ruffalo by taking him to a room where Isaac (who was in on the joke) was waiting. Isaac and Dafoe informed Ruffalo he was fired and, indeed, getting replaced by Isaac.
- GoofsWhen Bella returns to London to visit the dying Godwin; she gets off the carriage and closes the door with her empty right hand. However in the next immediate cut when the carriage drives away, she is now holding her luggage with the right hand. In addition in the preceding black and white scene, she is holding the bag with her left hand.
- Quotes
Bella Baxter: [on the wailing infant] I must go punch that baby.
- Crazy creditsThe opening and closing credits are shown as a frame around the image.
- Alternate versionsUK version was cut in one sex scene to secure an "18" rating. The cut(s) were made to this scene because it was in the presence of children within in the movie. Under UK law, this could be illegal and therefore required removal before being shown at cinemas or distributed within the country.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2023 (2023)
Featured review
Aesthetically perfect
I was full of trepidation when seeing The Favourite back in 2018 because I love Yorgos films in his native Greek and I wondered how the weird wave would translate into the English language. The answer is very well. This had been dubbed a feminist Frankenstein and upon viewing I can see why. What's interesting though is Bella creates herself, without giving too much away almost literally creates herself and in the sense she grows with experience. We see countless men try and fail to take ownership of her: control of her body, her mind and mostly her sexuality. I really enjoyed joining her for the adventure and it reminded me of why we should feel wonder at the world, feel compassion for the less fortunate and want to help one another. The aesthetics in this film are really a class apart. We see London, Paris and Lisbon, at once recognisable but also completely altered in the directors imagination. I wouldn't say it's my favourite of Yorgos films but it's very very good.
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- Jan 31, 2024
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- Also known as
- Pobres criaturas
- Filming locations
- Origo Film Studio, Budapest, Hungary(soundstages)
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,553,225
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $661,230
- Dec 10, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $117,567,577
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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