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February 15-29, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS THE NINTH DAY OF LOUS DRAX TO BE DIRECTED BY MINGHELLA

LOS ANGELES, CA/2/5/04—Anthony Minghella, director of COLD MOUNTAIN, will write and direct a screen adaptation of Liz Jensen’s soon-to-be-released novel, THE NINTH DAY OF LOUS DRAX. The film will be released by Miramax. Clare Alexander, and Lesley Shaw at Gillon Aitken Associates, were agents for the deal. The book will be released in July 2004 by Bloomsbury USA.