London, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Searing AIDS drama 'Elsinore' opens London film festival

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2026-10-07

The searing drama "Elsinore" starring Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott in a true story about an actor dying with AIDS preparing to play Hamlet opened the London Film Festival Wednesday. Directed by Simon Stone ("The Dig"), it raises the curtain on the 2026 festival which showcases 251 films from 88 countries until October 18. Set in the late 1980s as the AIDS epidemic is beginning to ravage London's gay community, Scott plays actor Ian Charleson, w......

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