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GAY ROYALTY: THE FAVOURE AND MARY QUEEN OF STS ARE MT-SEE PERD FILMS
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Luckily, no one di due to homophobia The Favoure, but Lanthimos’ film isn’t much more hopeful s pictn of early 18th century homosexualy.