Anthony Minghella's death

[akashiver]

Anthony Minghella Dead At 54

Wow. That makes me sad. The English Patient was a truly beautiful movie, and it owed more to Minghella than to the orginal book, imo. From "The Talented Mr. Ripley" to "Michael Clayton". everything he touched had an aura of quality to it.

Plus he bailed on his PhD program to work on Hensen's "The Storyteller." What's not to admire?

Anyway, I'm shocked and sorry to hear that he's died so young. I was looking forward to his future projects.

Comments

[bitchy-vegan.livejournal.com]

I was sad to hear that, too. It was such a shock.

The English Patient remains a favorite of mine--the film and the book. It's really what started my journey (descent?) into academia, waaaay back as a sophomore in undergrad.

[schenker28.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree with you about the movie. I read the book and was so disappointed after watching that gorgeous film!! I just watched Michael Clayton about 4 days ago -- I didn't realize he did it too.