Iain Softley

Iain Softley
Born	(1956-10-30) 30 October 1956 Chiswick, London, England, UK
Occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Sarah Curtis; 3 children

Iain Softley (born 30 October 1956) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His best-known films include Hackers and K-PAX.

Career

A stage adaptation of Softley's film Backbeat was performed at the Duke of York's Theatre, London (17 September – 24 March 2011), co-written with Stephen Jeffreys, musical direction by Paul Stacey, and directed by David Leveaux.

In 2015, the BBC broadcast a two-part adaptation of author Sadie Jones’ novel The Outcast which Softley had directed. In The Guardian, Julia Raeside was impressed, writing: "The tone set by Iain Softley’s beautifully restrained direction and the careful use of music creates a real feeling of loss from the start, just as in the book, but he somehow avoids all hammy visual foreshadowing and narrative signposting, so often used to gee a plot along". By contrast, Terry Ramsey, reviewing the first episode in The Daily Telegraph, found himself "sternly unmoved" by its "relentlessly emotional, heart-tugging story of tragedy, its gushing orchestral music and its soft-focus shots of people with quivering lower lips and moistening eyes".

Personal life

Softley is married to film producer Sarah Curtis. Together, they have three children.

External links

• Iain Softley at the Internet Movie Database