 Anthony Minghella and Annette Insdorf at the 92nd Street Y
As reported by the BBC and many other media outlets, British film director and writer Anthony Minghella died yesterday at the age of 54 from a fatal hemorrhage days after having surgery for cancer of the tonsils and neck. He won an Oscar for best director in 1997 for The English Patient and his widely praised works include The Talented Mr. Ripley which earned him an Oscar nomination for best screenplay.
Minghella appeared at the Y for Dr. Annette Insdorf's Reel Pieces series on December 7, 2006 for a preview screening of his film Breaking and Entering and to talk about his career. In the audio clip below he explains how a very public childhood prepared him for what he found to be his perfect job match as a film director and writer.
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