The English Patient (1996)

The English Patient (1996)
The sweeping expanses of the Sahara are the setting for a passionate love affair in this adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel. A badly burned man, Laszlo de Almasy (Ralph Fiennes), is tended to by a nurse, Hana (Juliette Binoche), in an Italian monastery near the end of World War II. His past is revealed through flashbacks involving a married Englishwoman (Kristin Scott Thomas) and his work mapping the African landscape. Hana learns to heal her own scars as she helps the dying man.
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Release Date: 1996

DVD Release Date: March 25th, 1998

R |2 hr 42 min

Plot Summary

The sweeping expanses of the Sahara are the setting for a passionate love affair in this adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel. A badly burned man, Laszlo de Almasy (Ralph Fiennes), is tended to by a nurse, Hana (Juliette Binoche), in an Italian monastery near the end of World War II. His past is revealed through flashbacks involving a married Englishwoman (Kristin Scott Thomas) and his work mapping the African landscape. Hana learns to heal her own scars as she helps the dying man.

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jürgen Prochnow

Director: Anthony Minghella

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Miramax Films, J&M Entertainment

Keywords: Forbidden love, Endearing, Gripping, 1930s, Husband, Soldier, Emotional

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Ratings & Reviews

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Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
The kind of movie you can see twice--first for the questions, the second time for the answers. show more
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Peter StackSan Francisco Chronicle
A mesmerizing film that is the most stunning, tempestuous love story in a decade or two of movie making. show more
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G. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco Examiner
Minghella is an artist and he has painted himself a masterpiece. show more