Winterbottom , one of England 's most prominent independent filmmakers , was directing an adaptation of Laurence Sterne 's often cited , rarely read novel '' The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy , Gentleman , '' aptly described by the comedian Steve Coogan , who plays Shandy in Winterbottom 's film , as '' a postmodern novel written before there was a modern . ''
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