The English Patient
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche lead this 1996 Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards, a war drama following a nurse who takes in, and cares for, a badly injured plane crash victim. The life and romances of Count Almásy, a Hungarian map maker, are told in a series of flashbacks as he lays gravely wounded. The film took an additional eight Oscars, including Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Binoche.
- Director:
- Anthony Minghella ('Cold Mountain', 'The Talented Mr. Ripley')
- Writer:
- Anthony Minghella
- Cast:
- Ralph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeKristin Scott ThomasNaveen AndrewsColin FirthJulian WadhamJürgen ProchnowKevin Whately
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressA respectable, intelligent but less than stirring adaptation of an imposingly dense and layered novel.
The Washington Post
pressAwash in heart-rending emotions and gorgeous images, this is a movie to lose yourself in.
The New York Times
pressA stunning feat of literary adaptation as well as a purely cinematic triumph.
Roger Ebert
pressThe kind of movie you can see twice--first for the questions, the second time for the answers.
Variety
pressA respectable, intelligent but less than stirring adaptation of an imposingly dense and layered novel.
The Washington Post
pressAwash in heart-rending emotions and gorgeous images, this is a movie to lose yourself in.
The New York Times
pressA stunning feat of literary adaptation as well as a purely cinematic triumph.
Roger Ebert
pressThe kind of movie you can see twice--first for the questions, the second time for the answers.
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