Breaking and Entering 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Rafi Gavron, Poppy Rogers, Mark Benton, Juliet Stevenson, Caroline Chikezie, Red Lazar, Branka Katic, Velibor Topic
Landscape architect Will (Jude Law) has problems at home, which include fights with his wife (Robin Wright Penn) and more troubles with her teenage daughter Bea (Poppy Rogers). Now, Will and partner Sandy (Martin Freeman) have opened an office in the inner-city area of London's King's Cross. As soon as they move in, the office is burglarized, and then the crime is committed again. Will spends evenings at the office hoping to catch the culprit. Another strike occurs, and this time Will gives chase and sees a young man entering a seedy apartment building. Will learns that he is a 15-year-old Bosnian refugee, Miro (Rafi Gavron), and visits the apartment where he meets Miro's mother, Amira (Juliette Binoche), who ekes out a living as a seamstress. They form a friendship, but more problems follow.
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 Cold Mountain 2003  R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Kathy Baker, James Gammon, Giovanni Ribisi, Eileen Atkins
During the Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier, Inman (Jude Law), goes AWOL and struggles to return home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina, with dreams of reuniting with the woman (Nicole Kidman) he loves. Renee Zellweger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film was nominated for five other Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Law).
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 The English Patient 1996  R, 162 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jurgen Prochnow, Clive Merrison, Kevin Whately, Nino Castelnuovo, Hichem Rostom, Peter Ruhring, Torri Higginson, Geordie Johnson
Based on Michael Ondaatje's novel, this is the story of the changing of Count Laszlo de Almasy's (Ralph Fiennes) life by aristocrat Katharine Clifton (Kristin Scott-Thomas) in 1938. Now, in 1944, following his World War II plane crash, the count, nursed by Canadian Hana (Juliette Binoche), remembers events leading to the accident in which he was badly burned. The movie won an impressive nine Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Binoche).
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Mr. Wonderful 1993 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Matt Dillon, Mary-Louise Parker, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt, Bruce Altman, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, Jessica Harper, Dan Hedaya
Gus (Matt Dillon) wants to invest in a bowling alley; he has one little problem–MONEY! However, if he can get ex-wife Lee (Annabella Sciorra) married off, he will not have to pay alimony. In the process, Gus discovers that he still loves Lee .
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 The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999  R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport, James Rebhorn, Sergio Rubini, Philip Baker Hall, Celia Weston, Fiorello, Stefania Rocca, Ivano Marescotti, Anna Longhi
Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is sent to Italy to bring back the millionaire playboy, Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law). But after seeing and sharing in the Dickie's lifestyle, Ripley is not willing to give it up. His sociopathic personality now takes over in the solution to his dilemma. Academy Award nominations included Best Supporting Actor (Law).
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Truly, Madly, Deeply 1991  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Bill Paterson, Michael Maloney, Jenny Howe, Carolyn Choa, Christopher Rozycki, Keith Bartlett, David Ryall, Stella Maris
Nina (Juliet Stevenson) and Jamie (Alan Rickman) were devoted lovers and also enjoyed their musical life together. When Jamie dies, Nina can't get over it despite the attempts to cheer her up by friends and neighbors. Then Jamie's ghost shows up, and the couple takes up life again. An interesting little twist on the ghost theme. 1 User Review
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| | Beautiful, tender, nuanced, funny, poignant, original | Anonymous 03/11/2007 | | |
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| Oscar: Best Director for The English Patient (1996) |
1. Breaking and Entering (2006)
2. Cold Mountain (2003)
3. The English Patient (1996)
4. Mr. Wonderful (1993)
5. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
6. Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991)
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