Chapter One. Reproducing Whiteness: The Wings of the Dove

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-63
Keyword(s):  
Wings Of The Dove

Wings of the Dove

1989 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Hal Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Wings Of The Dove

Born in Iran and currently residing in London, Hossein Amini initially thought that he wanted to be a writer-director after helming a few shorts while at Oxford. But once he started making a living as a writer on other people’s projects, he discovered that he enjoyed focusing on screenwriting. His career began with television movies, The Dying of the Light (1992) and Deep Secrets (1996), but even then Amini knew that his interest was in features. A chance encounter with director Michael Winterbottom at the BAFTA awards in the mid-1990s led to their collaboration on the feature Jude (1996), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel Jude the Obscure that starred Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet. Amini’s next adaptation was The Wings of the Dove (1997), based on Henry James’ novel—the film went on to receive four Academy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Soon after, Amini signed an exclusive overall deal with Miramax Films, working on the independent company’s diverse projects like Gangs of New York (2002) (for which he didn’t receive a credit) and The Four Feathers (2002). After his Miramax deal ended, he was approached by Universal Pictures to work on an adaptation of a book by crime author James Sallis about an enigmatic getaway driver. The project, Drive (2011), was eventually independently financed and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, receiving rave reviews in competition at Cannes. Though Amini has primarily written for indie and art-house films, he has recently been involved with some major studio projects, including Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and 47 Ronin (2013). Currently, he’s directing The Two Faces of January, his adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel, which stars Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst.

2013 ◽  
pp. 13-14
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New York ◽  
Henry James ◽  
Snow White ◽  
Academy Award ◽  
Wings Of The Dove ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Jude The Obscure

The Wings of the Dove : Tracing the Phantom of the Palace

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-227
Author(s):  
Alide Cagidemetrio
Keyword(s):  
Wings Of The Dove
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