{
  "id": 12719655,
  "title": "London Film Festival Hails the ‘Great Andrew Scott’ as ‘Elsinore’ Opens 70th Edition With Tears, Cheers and ‘The Ethel Merman Disco Album’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/london-film-festival-hails-the-great-andrew-scott-as-elsinore-opens",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/andrew-scott-elsinore-opens-london-film-festival-1236904258/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 70th BFI London Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with the European premiere of “Elsinore,” a movie that, as the credits rolled, left large swathes of the audience at the Royal Festival Hall wiping away tears. But just moments later, as the name of lead star Andrew Scott appeared on stage, the loud snuffles […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "London Film Festival Opens With Passionate ‘Elsinore’ Homecoming Screening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/london-film-festival-opens-with-passionate-elsinore-homecoming",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:50:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "An Emotional Andrew Scott and ‘Elsinore’ Kick Off a Starry 2026 London Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/an-emotional-andrew-scott-and-elsinore-kick-off-a-starry-2026-london",
        "published": "2026-10-07T23:41:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}