Mar 20, 2008, 13:35 GMT
Juliette Binoche has written a poem in tribute to the late Anthony Minghella.
Juliette Binoche - © Pixplanete / Photorazzi
The French actress - who worked with the acclaimed film director on movies 'The English Patient' and 'Breaking and Entering' - penned the moving verse following the 54-year-old's sudden death on Tuesday (18.03.08).
The poem begins: "To Anthony, I shall learn to live without you. With all that we've done and undone, with all the missing parts I'll have to carry on hoping."
Referring to their work together - which saw her win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for 'The English Patient' in 1997, with Minghella taking home the Best Director prize - she writes: "We shared a heart beating in this inner world of creation, and your ideas became real to me. I was your angel and you opened my wings, and you were the words I could fly into, my friend of heart."
The poem ends: "We dared a gift to the unknown. The search for truth in the battle of being. We attempted a glimpse on the other side, with joy with joy."
Juliet Stevenson, who starred in Minghella's directorial breakthrough 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' in 1990, also paid tribute.
She said: "This news is absolutely ghastly. As a writer and director Anthony made things happen, sorted things, he brought out the best in people's talents.
"Anthony was many people. He was too big a person to be just one person. He was sophisticated, intelligent and creative, both in his life and everything around him."
Minghella is survived by his Hong-Kong born choreographer wife Carolyn Choa, his daughter Hannah and actor son Max.
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