LFF: Elsinore
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Simon Stone’s </b>film, written by <b>Stephen Beresford</b> (<i>Pride</i>), details Ian Charleson’s decision to step into the National Theatre’s production of Hamlet following Daniel Day-Lewis’ departure. <b>Andrew Scott</b>, who so movingly portrayed a man wracked by grief in <i>All of Us Strangers</i> (LFF 2023), here ascends new heights with his performance. He captures the tumult and humanity of Charleson, who is dying of AIDS (his scenes with <b>Olivia Colman’s</b> doctor are a veritable masterclass in screen performance) while revealing the joyful process of co-creation and the importance of fellowship in embodying a character as complex as Shakespeare’s haunted Danish prince. </div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">With a stellar cast that also includes <b>Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Juliet Stevenson, Adeel Akhtar </b>and <b>Peter Mullan</b>, <i>Elsinore </i>skilfully shifts gear between the ebullience of rehearsals and performance, and the profound reality of life on the precipice of the unknown. It’s a stunning achievement by Stone (<i>The Daughter, LFF 2015; The Dig, LFF 2021</i>) who has crafted a stirring ode to an extraordinary life, the strength of community and resistance, and the triumph of art.</div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Screening as part of BFI London Film Festival 2026. <a href="https://www.glasgowfilm.org/bfi-london-film-festival">Click here to check out our full programme.</a></div>DramaPT1H44MN/C 15+2026-10-07ITenAndrew Scott
Olivia Colman
Billie Piper
Simon Stone
LFF: Elsinore"LFF: Elsinore"Showtimes
October 7, 8:30 pm
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