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Elsinore

  Simon Stone  |  U.K.

Set in 1980s London and based on a true story, this deeply emotional and inspiring drama follows the life of Ian Charleson, the British actor who broke out in the 1981 Oscar-winner Chariots of Fire. Powerfully portrayed by Irish star Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley), Charleson is now a few years past fame, and on the search for another substantive part. When Daniel Day-Lewis abruptly drops out of a performance of Hamlet at the prestigious National Theater, Charleson gets one last shot—but stricken with HIV/AIDS, the famously challenging role will prove to be the most courageous performance of his lifetime.

Andrew Scott delivers stunning dual roles, both as the extraordinarily determined Charleson pushing through his affliction to perform, and as Hamlet himself, the ill-fated prince whose struggles with mortality meaningfully parallel Charleson’s own. With equally outstanding supporting performances from Olivia Coleman as Charlson’s strict but caring doctor, and a superb David Dawson as filmmaker Derek Jarman, Elsinore is a rousing, profound, and moving paean to the transformational power of art.

 English 

 104 minutes

Screenings & Events

Screening

Sat, Oct 24 @ 5:45pm

at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 06
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Screening

Sun, Oct 25 @ 1:45pm

at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 06
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Film Credits

  • Andrea Occhipinti, Gabrielle Tana, Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell, Stefano Massenzi, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Andrew Scott
  • Stephen Beresford
  • Valerio Bonelli
  • Mike Eley
  • Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn
  • Stefan Gregory
  • Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin, Sudie Smyth, Michael Glassman, Joseph Yakob, Natalia Shilaimon, Stephen Beresford, Ethan Silverman, Pierre du Plessis
  • STUDIOCANAL, LD Entertainment, Lucky Red, Magnolia Mae Films

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Mary and Joseph Plauché

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