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Director Minghella dies aged 54 Director Minghella dies aged 54
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British film director Anthony Minghella has died at the age of 54, his agent has said. British film director and writer Anthony Minghella has died at the age of 54, his agent has said.
Minghella, whose films include Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain, was chairman of the British Film Institute.Minghella, whose films include Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain, was chairman of the British Film Institute.
In 1996, he won an Oscar for directing The English Patient and was also Oscar-nominated for writing the screenplay for 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley. In 1997, he won an Oscar for directing The English Patient and was also Oscar-nominated for writing the screenplay for 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley.
He has also directed a TV episode of book The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, due to be screened this Easter. He has also directed a TV episode of book The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, due to be screened this Easter.
A 90-minute pilot, directed by Minghella and co-written with Richard Curtis, is due to be screened on BBC One. A 90-minute pilot, directed by Minghella and co-written with Richard Curtis, is due to be broadcast on BBC One.
Minghella began his career as a writer with his early radio plays winning several awards.Minghella began his career as a writer with his early radio plays winning several awards.
He made his first film, Truly, Madly, Deeply, in 1991, followed by The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Cold Mountain (2003 - pictured)The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)The English Patient (1996)Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991)
He made his directorial debut in Truly, Madly, Deeply, in 1991.
He went on to write and direct film adaptations of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient and Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr Ripley.
He also directed 2003's Cold Mountain, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for the film.
In 2005, Minghella directed his first opera, an English National Opera production of Madama Butterfly, at the company's Coliseum home, in London.
When he took on the role of chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2003, he told the BBC: "We're not getting enough movies made here, our studios aren't busy enough, we don't have enough studios.When he took on the role of chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2003, he told the BBC: "We're not getting enough movies made here, our studios aren't busy enough, we don't have enough studios.
"We're not good at lassoing the talent we have here and containing it within the British Isles, and we should all be working to address that.""We're not good at lassoing the talent we have here and containing it within the British Isles, and we should all be working to address that."