Over on the Current, Reihan ponders the science-fiction giant's views on religion, and I lavish praise on the late director's adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley.
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Clarke and Minghella, RIP
19 Mar 2008 06:37 pm
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I liked all three of Minghella major films. I don't think it was terribly fashionable in sophisticated circles at the time to admit to liking Cold Mountain, but I thought it was a terrific picture. Very much a throw back to the grand, sweeping, romantic, utterly unironic epics of yesteryear -- and it worked. Jude Law was great. Nicole Kidman was luminous. There were memorable small parts by P.S. Hoffman and the exquisite Natalie Portman. And the often superb (in my view, at least, as she's a personal favorite of mind) Renée Zellweger stole the show. I liked The English Patient very much, too, although the picture is starting to fade from memory. I couldn't get through the book, though.
Minghella was a major talent, and this is a real loss.
Posted by Jasper | March 20, 2008 8:59 PM