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Speak, Softley: The Director Goes From the Beatles to Henry James

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19971114
Author:Desson Howe

IAIN SOFTLEY, director of "Backbeat" (a fanciful saga of the Beatles' days in Hamburg) and "Hackers" (computer intrigue, hip soundtrack) has made a point of avoiding categorization. Which is why he responded positively to Renaissance Films' invitation to direct "The Wings of the Dove," an adaptation of the Henry James novel. Softley, a pleasant, somewhat reservedEnglishman, confesses to being originally "baffled" by the idea.

To Softley and screenwriter Hossein Amini, the book was "not the most appropriate book for the screen. It's short on linear narrative, very impressionistic and ...

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