# ‘I Don’t Know’: Kenneth Branagh on Directing,  ‘Harry Potter’ and How Christopher Nolan Had Him Speaking Russian Backwards

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-dont-know-kenneth-branagh-on-directing-harry-potter-and-how-christopher-nolan-had-him-speaking-russian-backwards/
- Published: 2026-08-16T18:54:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/kenneth-branagh-harry-potter-christopher-nolan-1236835634/
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Summary

Sunday at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival turned into Edinbranagh, with a morning screening of the four-hour epic “Hamlet” followed by a wide-ranging onstage conversation with Kenneth Branagh, which began with him receiving the inaugural EIFF Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award. “Festivals are more important to our industry than ever before,” Branagh said, holding the…

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