Three Films to Watch: The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Creed II

The article recommends three films currently in Italian cinemas: The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Creed II. The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz, is set in 18th-century England and follows Queen Anne, Lady Sarah, and Abigail Masham. It received 10 Oscar nominations and won acclaim at the Venice Film Festival. If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins, is set in 1970s Harlem and tells the love story of Tish and Fonny, with Fonny imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. The film stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, and Teyonah Parris, and was presented at the Rome Film Festival. Creed II, directed by Steven Caple Jr., features Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, and Wood Harris. It continues the Rocky saga as Adonis Creed faces Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. and is described as intimate and empathetic.