Bonham Carter’s “Great Expectations” closes London Film FestOctober 22, 2012 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mike Newell's Great Expectations, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Robbie Coltrane, unspooled in the closing night slot of this year's BFI London Film Festival to bring down the curtain on the 11-day event, The Hollywood Reporter said. Fiennes, Coltrane and Bonham Carter walked the red carpet for the European premiere alongside director Newell and fellow cast members Jeremy Irvine, Holliday Grainger and David Walliams. Fiennes said he felt the BFI festival was "growing in stature" and that the introduction of a Competition section by the organizers this year is taking the festival in the right direction. The last 11 days of the festival has seen a slew of red carpet events, masterclasses, panel discussions and more than 220 feature-length films rolling out across the capital. Adapted for the screen by Nicholls from Charles Dickens' famous novel, Great Expectations details the story of a humble orphan who rises to be a gentleman because of an unknown benefactor. 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |