Opening night of the 2011 Cambridge Film Festival
The 2011 Cambridge Film Festival opened in style last night with a special preview of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. In attendance were the director, Tomas Alfredson, screenwriter Peter Straughan, and two of the film's lead actors - the inimitable Gary Oldman and John Hurt.
The calm before the storm at the Arts Picturehouse:
The press descend upon the filmmakers and actors at the photo call at Emmanuel College:
Director Tomas Alfredson, who also directed the brilliant Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In:
Screenwriter Peter Straughan:
The awe-inspiring John Hurt:
Gary Oldman, being considerably less terrifying in real life than he is in some of my favourite roles on screen:
Festival director Tony Jones introducing the opening night film, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy:
The Q&A panel after the film kept the audience gripped:
Of course, the whole point of the Cambridge Film Festival is that it shows hundreds of brilliant films throughout the festival. French director Celine Sciamma came to Cambridge to present her new feature, Tomboy. I remember liking her first feature, the unsettling Water Lillies, so I look forward to seeing Tomboy when it's released:
