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Anthony Minghella
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6 January 1954 - 18 March 2008
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Anthony Minghella was born on the Isle of Wight, England, on January 6, 1954. The boy’s parents were from Italy. Anthony received higher education at Goole University, after which he worked there for a long time as a teacher in literature, while writing plays. Since 1981 he was engaged in dramaturgy, and in 1984 critics of London called Anthony the most promising playwright, and his best play – “Made in Bangkok”.
For some time Minghella worked on the script for the crime series “Inspector Morse”,
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Anthony Minghella was born on the Isle of Wight, England, on January 6, 1954. The boy’s parents were from Italy. Anthony received higher education at Goole University, after which he worked there for a long time as a teacher in literature, while writing plays. Since 1981 he was engaged in dramaturgy, and in 1984 critics of London called Anthony the most promising playwright, and his best play – “Made in Bangkok”.
For some time Minghella worked on the script for the crime series “Inspector Morse”, and in 1991 he made his debut in directing, the drama “Sincerely, Madly, Deep”, the script for it he wrote independently.
Minghella's next film was Mr. Miracle, made in 1993, but it was set in the United States, not Britain. It was played by such famous actors as William Hart and Matt Dilon.
The real triumph of the director was the drama The English Patient, on which he worked in 1996. The picture is based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, who was awarded the Booker Prize for this work. As a result, the film received more than ten awards and awards, as well as many nominations.
In 1999, Anthony Minghella masterfully filmed the novel by Patricia Highsmith.
The talented Mr. Ripley. . He managed to bring Philip Seymour-Hoffman to the set, who played the role of Freddie Miles. Then he worked on the "Game" movies.
Cold Mountain" "Invasion."
The last work of the talented director was a detective series
Women's Detective Agency No. 1" Based on the novel by Alexander McCall-Smith, which he filmed in Botswana.
Despite the workload, Anthony Minghella did not leave the theater, in the mid-2000s he was engaged in the production of Madame Butterfly. Initially, the performance was held in London, and then moved to New York.
The talented director died in March 2008 after a serious operation to remove a malignant tumor.