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BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival to open with 'Cloudburst'
Published Thursday, Feb 9 2012, 17:57 GMT | By Mayer Nissim | Add comment
Directed by Thom Fitzgerald, the award-winning road movie stars Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as a septuagenarian lesbian couple.
Fitzgerald said: "I'm thrilled and tickled that the BFI has chosen Cloudburst to open its 26th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
"To me, the BFI is more than a national treasure; it's a cultural icon of worldwide significance. It represents the best in film exhibition and preservation. I deeply appreciate its programmes."
Fitzgerald's movies have opened the LLGFF twice before, with The Hanging Garden in 1988 and The Event in 2004.
Festival programmer Emma Smart said: "This is a brave and beautiful Opening Night film that's laugh out loud funny.
"The on-screen chemistry between Dukakis and Fricker is crackling and their relationship hugely touching and believable. It's great to see older women portrayed on screen with such wit and depth."
The 26th LLGFF takes place from March 23 to April 1.
Watch a clip from Cloudburst below:
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