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“f you're making the scene as a director, you're looking for alternatives, once you've got to that place that's very much in Rowan's [Atkins] head, to see if you can take it further, in some places. Sometimes you do absolutely know there's something there. You just feel it in your bones.”

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Oliver Parker is a British film director born on September 6, 1960. He is known for his adaptations of classic literary works, such as 'David Copperfield' and 'Jane Eyre'. Parker's films are often characterized by emotional depth and visual beauty. more

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