The Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella has died. He was 54.
According to BBC News 24, Anthony Minghella died of a haemorrhage following an operation last week.
Anthony Minghella won the Best Director Oscar for his film 'The English Patient' in 1997.
His other films included 'Breaking and Entering', 'Cold Mountain', 'The Talented Mr Ripley', 'Mr Wonderful' and 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'.
He also directed 'Play' as part of the 'Beckett on Film' collection.
His most recent film, 'The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency', was due to be shown on the BBC at Easter.
Jude Law, who worked with the director on 'Breaking and Entering', 'Cold Mountain' and 'The Talented Mr Ripley' said: "I am deeply shocked and saddened to hear of Anthony's untimely death. I worked with him on three films, more than with any other director, but had come to value him more as a friend than as a colleague."
He continued: "He was a brilliantly talented writer and director who wrote dialogue that was a joy to speak and then put it on to the screen in a way that always looked effortless. He made work feel like fun."
Law added: "He was a sweet, warm, bright and funny man who was interested in everything from football to opera, films, music, literature, people and, most of all, his family whom he adored and to whom I send my thoughts and love. I shall miss him hugely."
Film producer David Puttnam said: "I am shattered. He was a very important person in the film community because not only was he a fine, fine writer... and made the transfer into becoming a really excellent director, he was also a really beautiful man."
He continued: "I just spoke to Alan Parker and it was the line Alan used: 'he was a beautiful man'; he was a lot of fun to be with; he was thoughtful and intelligent."
He added: "This is a shattering blow from someone who was a major figure in an important industry and had a lot to go on and contribute."
