Simon Stone film Elsinore opens London Film Festival

The 70th BFI London Film Festival opened on Wednesday evening with the European premiere screening of Elsinore, according to Deadline Film Adaptations, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety Film. The film stars Andrew Scott and was directed by Simon Stone. [1][2][3]

The premiere took place at the Royal Festival Hall, Variety Film reported. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline Film Adaptations noted that Scott was joined at the screening by co-stars including Olivia Colman, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, Joe Locke, and Peter Mullan. [1][2][3]

The Hollywood Reporter reported that real-life influences on the subject of the film attended the event. The film portrays Scottish actor Ian Charleson, who died from AIDS in 1990, and examines his performances as Hamlet at the National Theatre during the final months of his life. [1][12]

Elsinore was written by Stephen Beresford, based on an idea by Ethan Silverman, and features a cast that includes Scott in the lead role alongside Colman, Piper, and Flynn. [12]