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Entertainment
Xan Brooks

Sam Mendes's Away We Go opens Edinburgh film festival

Away We Go in Edinburgh: Sam Mendes and John Krasinski at the Away We Go premiere
Pride of place on the Edinburgh film festival opening gala red carpet goes to the happy couple from the romantic picaresque Away We Go. Here's director Sam Mendes and his star-du-jour, towering John Krasinski, grinning like newlyweds as they prepare to enter the theatre Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Sir Sean Connery and wife Michelle at the Away We Go premiere
Age has not dimmed the ardour between festival patron Sir Sean Connery and the lovely Micheline. Egged on by the crowd, the former 007 amiably reprises his career-making tussle with Pussy Galore from the 1964 classic Goldfinger … Photograph: Ian Jacobs/WireImage.com
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Sir Sean Connery and wife Micheline at the Away We Go premiere
… and then demonstrates the arm-lock he used to disable Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice. Micheline grins gamely through the agony Photograph: Ian Jacobs/WireImage.com
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Kerry Fox at the Away We Go premiere
How to top that showstopper? Kerry Fox duly steps up to the plate with her rendition of Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. The Kiwi actor, incidentally, is in town to promote the grand 15th anniversary screening of the Edinburgh-set Shallow Grave Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Alan Cumming at the Away We Go premiere
But what else can this festival provide? Why, nothing less than the actor Alan Cumming. He likes peace … or possibly victory Photograph: Ian Jacobs/WireImage.com
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Frank Langella with his daughter Sara at the Away We Go premiere
Fresh (ish) from his Oscar nomination for Frost/Nixon, Frank Langella rode into town like a conquering hero. Clinging to his arm as the cameras flashed was his awestruck daughter, Sara Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Joe Wright at the Away We Go premiere
Anyone else on the guestlist? Indeed, yes. Here is Joe Wright, director of Atonement … Photograph: Ian Jacobs/WireImage.com
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Carmen Ejogo at the Away We Go premiere
… and Carmen Ejogo, who appears in Away We Go … Photograph: Ian Jacobs/Ian Jacobs/WireImage.com
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Sam Mendes and John Krainski at the Away We Go premiere
And look! Isn't that Sam Mendes and John Krasinski? Again? Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
Away We Go in Edinburgh: Sacha Horler at the Away We Go premiere
All in all, it was a night to dream of. London may have had Sacha Baron Cohen, but Edinburgh had a Sacha all of its own. Her name is Sacha Horler, and her screen credits include My Mother Frank, My Year Without Sex and The Illustrated Family Doctor. Take that, Bruno Photograph: Ian Jacobs/WireImage.com
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