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"Minghella is a master of detail." --Barbara Schulgasser, "The San Francisco Examiner"
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Anthony Minghella grew up above his Italian parents' café on the Isle of Wight. He studied and then taught at The University of Hull where he began to write. His prize-winning plays appeared in the theatre, on radio and television. His debut feature film, which he wrote and directed, Truly Madly Deeply, was a huge surprise hit with audiences everywhere, and each of his subsequent pictures has seen him grow in ambition, stature and acclaim, from the epic scope of the English Patient to the lustre of The Talented Mr Ripley and, most recently, his monumental adaptation of Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain.
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If I were to recommend one book, out of the many I've read, to someone who wanted to know what a film director does, this would be it. Minghella is unparalleled in the lucidity and ease with which he dissects the director's role in making a film. The book is compiled from a series of interviews, revolving around different aspects of the filmmaking process, from the general to the specific. However, there is a unity to the tone that makes it a totally coherent work, instead of the cut-and-paste job you might expect. It's true, Minghella has only made 4 films that he feels warrant discussion. (The fifth, Mr. Wonderful, is saved for a brief chapter at the end, detailing what went wrong with it.) Still, he mines more advice and explanations about his creative role from those four films than most other directors are capable of finding in a whole career's worth.
Obviously the fact that he's an accomplished playwright means that he's more at ease with language than most filmmakers, and every page is full of fascinating surprises, as he manages to put complex ideas and aspects of his creative process into words.
I should only add that this isn't a book I would necessarily recommend to everyone. Minghella demonstrates such a ferocious intelligence that this would likely be over the head of the average casual film buff. This is not "Directing For Dummies." ("... For Dummies" is a highly successful series of books over here filled with pictures, graphs and easily digested blurb writing like in Time or Newsweek.) Instead, this is more like The Economist or The Wall Street Journal. Dense, challenging, but endlessly rewarding to those who want to be informed and have their perspective broadened.
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Genius talent
26 Dec 2011
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Here's a chance to get a glimpse of such a creative genius. Anthony Minghella saw the world in vibrant color and elaborated on the fine details the rest of us don't notice. I miss his work--everything he did was jam-packed with thoughtful planning and the most sensitive presentation.
Fascinating look at the role of a director
15 July 2005
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If I were to recommend one book, out of the many I've read, to someone who wanted to know what a film director does, this would be it. Minghella is unparalleled in the lucidity and ease with which he dissects the director's role in making a film.
The book is compiled from a series of interviews, revolving around different aspects of the filmmaking process, from the general to the specific. However, there is a unity to the tone that makes it a totally coherent work, instead of the cut-and-paste job you might expect.
It's true, Minghella has only made 4 films that he feels warrant discussion. (The fifth, Mr. Wonderful, is saved for a brief chapter at the end, detailing what went wrong with it.) Still, he mines more advice and explanations about his creative role from those four films than most other directors are capable of finding in a whole career's worth.
Obviously the fact that he's an accomplished playwright means that he's more at ease with language than most filmmakers, and every page is full of fascinating surprises, as he manages to put complex ideas and aspects of his creative process into words.
I should only add that this isn't a book I would necessarily recommend to everyone. Minghella demonstrates such a ferocious intelligence that this would likely be over the head of the average casual film buff. This is not "Directing For Dummies." Instead, this is a dense, challenging, but endlessly rewarding read for those who want to be informed and have their perspective broadened.
The book is compiled from a series of interviews, revolving around different aspects of the filmmaking process, from the general to the specific. However, there is a unity to the tone that makes it a totally coherent work, instead of the cut-and-paste job you might expect.
It's true, Minghella has only made 4 films that he feels warrant discussion. (The fifth, Mr. Wonderful, is saved for a brief chapter at the end, detailing what went wrong with it.) Still, he mines more advice and explanations about his creative role from those four films than most other directors are capable of finding in a whole career's worth.
Obviously the fact that he's an accomplished playwright means that he's more at ease with language than most filmmakers, and every page is full of fascinating surprises, as he manages to put complex ideas and aspects of his creative process into words.
I should only add that this isn't a book I would necessarily recommend to everyone. Minghella demonstrates such a ferocious intelligence that this would likely be over the head of the average casual film buff. This is not "Directing For Dummies." Instead, this is a dense, challenging, but endlessly rewarding read for those who want to be informed and have their perspective broadened.
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