Andy Serkis’ directorial debut “Breathe” to open London Film FestJune 29, 2017 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Love story “Breathe”, Andy Serkis’ directorial debut, is set to open the BFI London Film Festival with its European premiere, Variety said. The “Lord of the Rings” actor’s production company The Imaginarium made the movie, which is based on the story of Imaginarium co-founder Jonathan Cavendish’s parents. It follows Robin Cavendish, played by Andrew Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge”), and the attempts by his wife Diana, Claire Foy (“The Crown”), to help him lead a normal life after he is paralyzed by polio. Both stars, Serkis, and Jonathan Cavendish will be at the premiere at London’s Odeon Leicester Square on Oct. 4, and the film will play simultaneously in cinemas across the U.K. ahead of its Oct. 27 general release in the country by STX International. Bleecker Street and Participant Media are distributing in the U.S., and it has already been tipped for an Oscar run. The first trailer for the movie was released today (see below). “‘Breathe’ is a deeply personal story to all of us at The Imaginarium, and to have the European premiere of my directorial debut in London, my hometown, is beyond my wildest dreams,” Serkis said. “We are proud to be opening the 61st BFI London Film Festival with a film that is a beacon for remarkable British talent,” added festival director Clare Stewart. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter William Nicholson (“Everest”) penned the script for “Breathe.” The supporting cast includes Hugh Bonneville (“Paddington”), Tom Hollander (“The Night Manager”), Stephen Mangan (“Rush”), and Diana Rigg, and the soundtrack comes from Nitin Sawhney. The financing for the film was put together by Silver Reel, BBC Films, the BFI, and Embankment Films. The 61st BFI London Film Festival runs Oct. 4-15. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |