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SXSW London Film Festival Opens with Period Romance Premiere

Updated 2026-06-01 22:35 UTC 2 sources Neutral

The SXSW London film festival opened its second edition with the world premiere of 'Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day,' starring Haley Bennett and Jack Whitehall. The event highlights a mix of modern technology and classic period rom-coms.

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The intersection of technology and culture may be the main focus of SXSW London, but that’s not to say there isn’t room for a splash of old fashioned period rom-com in the lineup. On the first day of the Austin spinoff’s second edition in London, “Virginia Woolf’s Night
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