Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella dies

AP ^ | 3/18/08 | Jill Lawless

[grellis]

I NEVER would have guessed he directed Truly, Madly, Deeply. I love that movie. I've seen most of his other films, and I wish there were some way to get those hours of my life back. They are, to me, not nearly as captivating as watching grass grow.

Condolences to the family, though.

[Puppage]

If you only watched 30 minutes, then like so many things, you can’t really make a judgment

Watched it all.

My sympathy to you & your family on your loss.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The nuclear family being completely artifical and stifling. According to the film anyway

I'm not sure that's what the film was trying to get across. Kubrick enjoyed a warm and productive "nuclear family."

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Maybe I mistook your comment -- are you speaking about Shelley Duvall in The Shining or Popeye?

I thought you were talking about Kidman in EWS.

[RepoGirl]

Right after The English Patient came out, I had the opportunity to socialize with Mr. Minghella on a few occasions. He was quite humble, personable and thoroughly delightful. Truly, Madly, Deeply was a charming film, and I'm embarrassed to say The English Patient is one of my chick flick picks. Colin Firth steals that film.

I'm really sad to see him go, and at such a young age. He will be missed.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"I like Matt Damon, but I think the Bourne movies are the most over-rated films in the last 20 years. Especially the vacuous third installment which was 120 pages in search of a plot."

I wasn't too fond of the third, they kinda phoned that one in, but I really (really) liked the first two, which rank among my favorite films of all time, in great part thanks to Damon's simmering performance and also thanks to the cinematography and general ambiance, which combined to give a very authentic European flavor IMHO. Gad, I loved those movies a lot. [shrug] To each his own.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

I liked the first one a lot better than the other two. Maybe it was just the third one that threw me off the series. You’re right. It was phoned it. That script was probably eight pages of dialogue, and 110 pages of camera angles and action sequences.

[Borges]

I was talking both about Kidman in EWS and Duvall in The Shining.

[alwaysconservative]

Your post was spot-on! “Truly, Madly, Deeply” was an inspired film, and the rest, including “The English Patient” were disappointingly slow.

But my condolences as well. This man did have enormous talent, and it is too young to die.

[Paved Paradise]

I stand corrected. And thank you for your condolences. My dad had been ill for some time but I still took it very hard. He was a gentle and loving man and one of the smartest people I ever have known.

Regards.

[SuziQ]

I didn't realize that he'd directed Truly Madly Deeply, which is one of my favorite movies. We also loved Cold Mountain and The English Patient.