Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Truly, Madly, Deeply

Remember the old article in Dance magazine--Truly,Madly, Deeply

Well guess what the guy who made the movie by the same name, dropped dead yesterday.

RIP Anthony M 1/6/1954--3/17/2008

Director Anthony Minghella dies
Anthony Minghella won an Oscar for directing The English Patient British film director and writer Anthony Minghella has died aged 54.
Minghella's films included The English Patient - which earned him an Oscar for best director in 1997 - as well as Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain.
He suffered a fatal haemorrhage in London days after having surgery for cancer of the tonsils and neck, his US agent Leslee Dart said.
Jude Law, who worked with Minghella on three films, said he was "deeply shocked and saddened" at the news.
The actor described him as "a brilliantly talented writer and director" and "a sweet, warm, bright and funny man".
He was one of Britain's greatest creative talents, one of our finest screen writers and directors Gordon Brown
Law's co-star in The Talented Mr Ripley, Gwyneth Paltrow, said Minghella was "a wonderful man" who was "so interested in art and making the world better for art".
Actor Kevin Spacey praised the director as "one of the greats".
Film producer and friend Lord Puttnam said the industry would be "very shocked" to lose their "very well-loved" colleague.
"He started as a writer, he was not a stylist as a director," he said. "He saw himself as a storyteller and his films were very well told, beautifully made and beautifully acted."
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who was directed by Minghella in a Labour Party broadcast before the 2005 General Election, also paid tribute.

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