MovieMaker Sneak Peek
Mythology of Anthony Minghella, Storyteller
By Phillip Williams
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/moviemaker_sneak_peek_2648/
Anthony Minghella is part of that rare breed of
auteur who favors quality over quantity, releasing very
few films--but gaining high critical praise for each
effort. Making his feature debut with Truly Madly
Deeply in 1991, Minghella's subsequent projects have
totaled only two: The English Patient in 1996,
for which he won an Oscar, and The Talented Mr. Ripley in
1999 (for which he was also nominated). This Oscar season
is sure to bring Minghella's name back to the minds of
voters, as the long-awaited big screen adaptation of
Charles Frazier's novel, Cold Mountain, is set
for theaters this December, and features an all-star
cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renée Zellweger,
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Donald Sutherland,
Giovanni Ribisi.