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Film investors' fear of the Bard is burying my Richard II, says James Ivory by Dalya Alberge

Veteran director claims financiers think he's crazy for attempting Shakespeare adaptationHe directed Merchant-Ivory classics such as The Remains of the Day, Howards End and A Room with a View, but American director James Ivory is struggling to interest investors in his latest project. The problem, it seems, lies with his writer: William Shakespeare. For more than five years, Ivory has tried in vain to raise money for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54PM on August 12, 2017

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