Director Anthony Minghella, 54, died this morning of a brain hemorrhage that occurred during a routine neck operation. The acclaimed director won an Academy Award for his 1996 feature The English Patient. Subsequent works include The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain. Minghella's most recent feature was last year's highly underated sophisticate thriller Breaking and Entering starring Jude Law and Juliette Binoche. He had also recently completed filming on a pilot for "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency," adapted from the Alexander McCall Smith and starring singer turned thesp Jill Scott. The series has since been picked up to air on America's HBO and the UK's BBC.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
R.I.P. Anthony Minghella
Director Anthony Minghella, 54, died this morning of a brain hemorrhage that occurred during a routine neck operation. The acclaimed director won an Academy Award for his 1996 feature The English Patient. Subsequent works include The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain. Minghella's most recent feature was last year's highly underated sophisticate thriller Breaking and Entering starring Jude Law and Juliette Binoche. He had also recently completed filming on a pilot for "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency," adapted from the Alexander McCall Smith and starring singer turned thesp Jill Scott. The series has since been picked up to air on America's HBO and the UK's BBC.
