Anthony Minghella: Autobiographical memory and the creation of an adapted screenplay

Dickenson, Sarah Jane

Abstract

The following article uses as its source material interviews with the director and screenwriter Anthony Minghella which I carried out between 2003 and 2006. Minghella approached the adaptation of a novel in a particular way and I would contend he adapted autobiographical memories in the same way he adapted novels. In this article I will consider how Minghella drew on his memories both of the texts he adapted and his autobiographical memories in order to create screenplays.

Citation

Dickenson, S. J. (2013). Anthony Minghella: Autobiographical memory and the creation of an adapted screenplay. Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance, 6(2), 317-328. https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp.6.2.317_1

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: May 19, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance
• Print ISSN: 1753-6421
• Electronic ISSN: 1753-643X
• Publisher: Intellect
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 317-328
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp.6.2.317_1
• Keywords: Anthony Minghella; Adaptation; Autobiography; Memory; Present; Scriptwriting
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3768944