明格拉与中国文化渊源已久。他12岁时就曾写信给中国驻英大使馆,结果得到了一部《毛泽东选集》。2008年3月18日,伦敦时间早上5点,英国著名导演安东尼·明格拉因扁桃体癌术后大出血突然辞世,享年54岁。人们无法相信,这位正走在事业顶峰,曾以其细腻、深沉和哀婉的诗人气质,为我们留下了《英国病人》《冷山》等不朽佳作的导演,刚刚知天命便撒手西去。噩耗传来,英国首相布朗遂将之奉为英国最了不起的创造人才之一、电影工业的斗士;曾三次与他合作的演员裘德·洛也沉痛怀念彼此之间的珍贵友谊; Mingua and Chinese culture has a long history. When he was 12, he wrote to the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom, resulting in a “Selected Works of Mao Zedong.” March 18, 2008, 5 am, London time, the famous British director Anthony Minguela tonsil cancer sudden death after surgery, at the age of 54 years. People can not believe that this is at the peak of his career. With his exquisite, deep and sad poet temperament, he has left immortal masterpieces such as “English Patient” and “Cold Mountain” . The sad news came as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown put one of Britain’s greatest creative talent, the movie industry fighter; has three times with him actor Jude Law is also deeply miss each other precious friendship;