JULIETTE BINOCHE REMEMBERS ANTHONY MINGHELLA
JULIETTE BINOCHE, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for ANTHONY MINGHELLA’s film THE ENGLISH PATIENT (and who also worked with him on BREAKING AND ENTERING) wrote a beautiful, moving poem in remembrance of him.
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March 20, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Thank you for that, Miranda. I was at a loss what to say about Mr. Minghella so it’s nice to hear from someone who knew him well.
March 21, 2008 at 12:00 am
You’re very welcome, Craig. ALWAYS.
I’ve liked JULIETTE BINOCHE a great deal for an awfully long time. She always seemed classy, soulful and deep. Isn’t a kick to know that some of these people actually are the way we imagine them?
As you know, I just got back from another screening of ATONEMENT (again…) and the ending now has yet another layer of indefinable sadness. Before, having Anthony play the journalist that interviews VANESSA REDGRAVE in the final, devastating scene was a witty, ironic homage. After all, many of Anthony’s films share numerous qualities with ATONEMENT. THE ENGLISH PATIENT is very much like it in a variety of ways. Now, although it was obviously not planned that way, ATONEMENT stands as a fond farewell to a brilliant director who accomplished much in his young life, but was taken from us all too soon.
By all accounts, ANTHONY MINGHELLA was a cultured, intelligent, warm, humourous, exceptionally talented man who was loved by many. It saddens me deeply that he is gone.
But, like all great artists who made their mark, his exquisite legacy will live on forever.
March 21, 2008 at 8:34 am
That was touching, and Juliette stays true to being ever classy. What a sad, sad thing to happen. Miranda, you are right, his legacy speaks tons, he won’t be forgotten.
March 21, 2008 at 8:53 am
I know, Nick. It’s heartbreaking.
But he left us with such immeasurable gifts. I feel strongly that his movies will inspire many passionate filmmakers in the future.
I think that’s what Anthony would’ve wanted.
March 22, 2008 at 3:36 pm
That is a beautiful poem that she wrote.
I was actually able to get “Truly, Madly, Deeply” on video from my library today so I’ll be watching that. One of my favorites of his.
March 22, 2008 at 4:56 pm
It really is. Ms. Binoche has tremendous heart, obviously. She must be an extraordinary person.
Oddly enough, Alison, I’ve only seen bits and pieces of Truly, Madly, Deeply. It’s the work that Anthony did in the last ten years or so that had the greatest impact on me.
I’ll find it one of these days and watch it.