London Film Festival opens with Elsinore
The London Film Festival opens with Elsinore, starring Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson, with early Oscars buzz around Andrew Scott.
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The 70th London Film Festival opened with the premiere of Elsinore at the Royal Festival Hall in central London. The film stars Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott. Scott plays the actor Ian Charleson, who portrayed Hamlet while seriously ill with AIDS. In 1989, Charleson managed 24 performances of Hamlet at the National Theatre, which is close to the festival venue.
The film is described as a love letter to actors who are very successful but not necessarily household names. Scott said he was only vaguely familiar with Charleson before taking on the project. He said the film celebrates the fact that Charleson was not that familiar and questions the idea that success as an actor must mean fame. He added that many people work their whole lives without becoming famous.
The actors also spoke about acting as a vocation. They described it as an honourable way to spend your life and an empathetic craft. They said loving your job is a gift.
Elsinore is already seen as an early Oscars contender. Industry experts have suggested Andrew Scott could be nominated for Best Actor. The festival will show 251 projects in total over the next 12 nights.
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| Elsinore has generated Oscar buzz, with Andrew Scott tipped for Best Actor. | |
| Elsinore opened the 70th London Film Festival and stars Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott, with Scott playing Ian Charleson. | |
| The London Film Festival will screen 251 projects over the next 12 nights. | |
Channel Perspectives
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ITV1 treated the festival opening as a showbiz and awards story, leading with the red carpet premiere and interviews with Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott. It gave background on Ian Charleson's Hamlet performances while ill with AIDS and highlighted early Oscar buzz for Scott. The item also noted the festival's scale, with 251 projects over 12 nights.
- “Elsinore is already getting a lot of buzz, potentially some Oscar nominations when it comes to the industry experts saying what they think might happen over the next few months, specifically for Andrew Scott in the Best Actor category.”
- “A little bit familiar, a tiny bit sort of vaguely familiar.”
- “It's an empathetic craft isn't it?”
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