Anthony Minghella Jude Law, at Western Gardens, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for "The English Patient" (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both "The English Patient" (1996) and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for "The Reader" (2008), as a co-producer. Minghella was
Breaking and Entering (film) dealings with a young thief and his mother cause him to re-evaluate his life. Minghella previously directed the film's stars – Jude Law in "Cold Mountain" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley", and Juliette Binoche in "The English Patient". In his first major film role, Rafi Gavron portrays Miro, the young "traceur" burglar, a role requiring several difficult physical feats. The film is a presentation of Miramax and The Weinstein Company and was distributed in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. "Breaking and Entering" premiered on 13 September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Will Francis (Jude Law), a young Englishman,