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September 4, 2025Open Access

Spaces of Female Ageing in The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018)

Julia Echeverría Domingo

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Key Points

The research aims to analyze how female ageing is represented in the film The Favourite and its socio-cultural meanings.
Film analysis focusing on narrative and character portrayal
Exploration of aesthetic elements and performance
Contextual examination within Anglophone and European cinema
Highlights the complex portrayal of female aging characters
Reveals societal attitudes towards aging in the film's narrative
Suggests a shift in traditional representations of age and gender in cinema

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Conference presentation examines female ageing in The Favourite, highlighting its cultural implications.

Abstract

29th Sercia Conference, Age and Ageing in Anglophone and European Cinema(s), Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 September 2025

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Julia Echeverría Domingo (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d824ec16d51705d2ec2a https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18807458

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