Anthony Minghella
June 30th, 2003
Cold Mountain (2003)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The English Patient (1996)
The Doctor (1991)
The Storyteller Collection (1990)
DIRECTOR
Cold Mountain (2003)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The English Patient (1996)
Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1992)
Born to Italian parents on the Isle of Wight on January 6, 1954, Minghella grew up next door to the neighborhood cinema. An early film devotee, he managed to score free film admission by befriending the cinema's projectionist. Minghella earned a degree from the University of Hull. He later worked briefly at the university as a professor where he started writing music and plays. He won the London Theater Critics Award in 1984 for Most Promising Playwright and in 1986 for Best Play with "Made In Bangkok". Minghella gained international recognition with his 1996 adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient". Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, the film ultimately won nine, including Best Film and Best Director statuettes for Minghella. "The English Patient" proved pivatol for Miramax as well as that of Minghella making nearly every critic's year's best list; The film evenutally swept the international awards and propelled Minghella into the realm of A-list directors and not a bad writer.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The English Patient (1996)
The Doctor (1991)
The Storyteller Collection (1990)
DIRECTOR
Cold Mountain (2003)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The English Patient (1996)
Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1992)
Born to Italian parents on the Isle of Wight on January 6, 1954, Minghella grew up next door to the neighborhood cinema. An early film devotee, he managed to score free film admission by befriending the cinema's projectionist. Minghella earned a degree from the University of Hull. He later worked briefly at the university as a professor where he started writing music and plays. He won the London Theater Critics Award in 1984 for Most Promising Playwright and in 1986 for Best Play with "Made In Bangkok". Minghella gained international recognition with his 1996 adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient". Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, the film ultimately won nine, including Best Film and Best Director statuettes for Minghella. "The English Patient" proved pivatol for Miramax as well as that of Minghella making nearly every critic's year's best list; The film evenutally swept the international awards and propelled Minghella into the realm of A-list directors and not a bad writer.
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