The Edge of Love, a film about the life and loves of the poet Dylan Thomas, has been selected as the opening night gala for this year's Edinburgh international film festival. It is directed by John Maybury and stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Rhys and Sienna Miller.
This year's film festival runs from June 18-29. The Edge of Love is due to open in UK cinemas on June 20.
Maybury remains best known for his 1997 Francis Bacon biopic Love is the Devil and for shooting The Jacket, a psychological thriller starring Knightley. The Edge of Love has been scripted by Sharman Macdonald, Knightley's mother.
"I couldn't be happier to be opening this most auspicious festival with this utterly seductive and fascinating film, which stars some of the most charismatic young performers in the business, and affirms John Maybury as one of our most important directors," said Hannah McGill, the event's artistic director. "It's a film that I personally adore, and opening with it is the perfect expression of our commitment to intelligent, impassioned, exciting new film-making."
The Edge of Love focuses on a pivotal time in the lives of the Welsh poet and the women who orbit him. It stars Matthew Rhys as Thomas, Knightley as his childhood sweetheart Vera and Miller as his wife, Caitlin.
Another Thomas biopic, Caitlin, was being produced by Pierce Brosnan's Irish DreamTime company last year, with Rosamund Pike as the poet's wife and Michael Sheen as the Welshman. While no official announcement has been made, its lack of appearance suggests it may now never see the light of day.
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