Iain Softley
| Iain Softley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
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.
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".
Softley is married to film producer Sarah Curtis. Together, they have three children.
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