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Keira keeps Edinburgh film date | |
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Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller are among the stars who attended the opening night of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. | |
It is the first time in its 61-year history the event has been held outside the main festival month of August. | It is the first time in its 61-year history the event has been held outside the main festival month of August. |
The opening night gala featured the World premiere of the Dylan Thomas biopic - The Edge of Love. | |
The film, which stars Knightley, was written by her mother, Glasgow-born playwright Sharman MacDonald. | |
Miller plays Caitlin, the wife of Welsh poet Thomas and Knightley is Vera Philips, his childhood sweetheart. | |
Knightley insisted she did not feel under any extra pressure starring in a film penned by her mother and said she was "very proud" of it. | |
It stands to reason that such an upheaval was not undertaken lightly Hannah McGill class="" href="/1/hi/scotland/7459945.stm">Why the festival date was moved Her mother has been reported as saying she could not watch her daughter shooting the sex scenes in the film. | |
But Knightley appeared to display a more relaxed attitude to appearing in a sex scene written by MacDonald. | |
"It certainly didn't worry me that my mother actually knows what sex is," she joked. | |
"It's a story about relationships. It's a story about how friendship can be ruined over an act of betrayal in the form of sex. | |
"You're not really going to get out of the fact that there is going to be sex involved in it." | |
However, the Pirates of the Caribbean star revealed she was "terrified" when she was told she would have to sing on set. | |
Festival patron Sir Sean Connery had his arm in a slingShe said: "I thought I was going to die. My knees actually started buckling and the first couple of takes I sounded like a pubescent boy. | |
"Then somebody very kindly bought me a couple of shots of vodka and everything was all right after that." | |
Director John Maybury said he was "incredibly honoured and flattered" that his film was opening the festival. | |
He said: "I think it's one of the best festivals in the world. Edinburgh has been very good to me." | |
The 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival will show 142 features from 29 countries during its run. There will be 15 world premieres and 72 UK premieres. | |
EIFF patron Sir Sean Connery was among the guests at the premiere. | |
He turned up with his arm in a sling. | |
The Bond star gave no comment to the waiting media, but waved at cheering fans who asked if he was feeling ok. | |
Movie fans had queued for hours in advance to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars, such as Matthew Rhys and actress Joely Richardson, who is judging an award at the festival. | |
Knightley and Miller were inseparable on the red carpet as they posed for photographs and gave interviews before going in to see the finished film. |
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