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Trinity's Daily diary
Every year there is always one gala that stands out as the big
one of the festival. Enigma
is this year's. The cast and crew of Enigma turned out in
force to wave to the crowds lined up in the rain outside the Odeon today.
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The crowds wait in the rain for Kate Winslet and Dougray
Scott
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Although Mick Jagger was threatening to turn up, he never appeared in the
end. Instead we were treated to the director, Michael Apted, director of
photography, Seamus McGarvey, and three of the film's stars: Kate Winslet,
Saffron Burrows and Dougray Scott.
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Saffron Burrows, Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet pose
for the cameras. (hi res)
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All three stars were fairly casual, Saffron sporting a summer dress combined
with leather jacket, Dougray a striped casual shirt and jacket, and Kate
looking stunning in a corset under denim. Kate in particular proved just how
nice a celebrity she is, preferring to scott round the crowds talking to
people and signing autographs rather than dashing inside out of the rain.
After the screening, the stars were whisked of in their limos to the
Royal Museum for the annual sponsors dinner. Sadly, your intrepid diarists
attempts to crash the party were laughed at by the security on the door.
However, my spy inside tells me that the dinner was "simply beautiful"
although after excessive consumption of alcohol he can't actually remember
much more of the evening.
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Guillermo del Toro retells his grandmother's ghost story
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A sketch from del Toro's notes on Mimic.
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Also in town today, was Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, who has made
Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone and, recently, Blade 2. In a very
amusing and laid back Reel Life session with Mark Kermode, he talked about
his grandmother (who makes Carrie's mother seem liberal), his love of doing
sound effects and the cleanest toilet in Mexico. He also showed off some of
his sketch books, which were filled with the most amazing, if slightly
strange drawings. Some of the best were ideas he has for a possible
adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo - if those sketches are anything to
go by, I definitely want to see the film when it's made.
So what was my highlight of the day? Definitely meeting Dougray and Kate (who
says even experienced pros like myself can't go weak at the knees
when presented with true celebs?) although coming a close second
was being asked to do a TV interview outside the Odeon - better
watch out Winslet, stardom beckons for me now!
High resolution pictures of Enigma Premiere
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