Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3271 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-05-03
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English

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Winner of nine Academy Awards and almost every critic's heart, The English Patient (based on Michael Ondaatje's prizewinning novel of love and loss during World War II) is one of the most acclaimed films of modern times. Hana, a nurse, (Juliette Binoche) tends to an archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) who has been burnt to a crisp in a plane crash. As their relationship intensifies, he flashes back to his overwhelming passion for a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas). Meanwhile, Hana begins a new romance with a man who defuses bombs (Naveen Andrews) and Willem Dafoe almost steals the show as the thumbless thief Caravaggio. The intricately layered flashback narrative, sounding the depths of the lovers' hearts, improves with repeated viewings--especially with the sharp picture and digital sound of the digital video disc.

Product Description
Winner of 9 Academy Awards(R) in 1996, including Best Picture, Best Director (Anthony Minghella) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), this powerful motion picture is an experience you will never forget. During World War II, a mysterious stranger (Ralph Fiennes) is cared for by American allies unaware of his dangerous past. Yet, as the mystery of his identity is revealed, an incredible tale of passion, intrigue, and adventure unfolds. Also starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, and Willem Dafoe.

Customer Reviews

Exceptional Visuals, but Over-Hyped Otherwise
Stunning visuals are really the saving grace of this somewhat over-hyped movie, based on a much better book.

The English Patient requires a lot of patience to sit through, which would be fine if the story was tighter, the acting less stiff --especially Fiennes, and flow of the film was better developed. Perhaps it is just too complex for film... In either case, it is worth a view, but the movie is best digested in two or three sittings, so DVD may be ideal (but one loses some of the big screen magic of the imagergy).

For a much better film along these same lines, I suggest Out of Africa...and I am not a big fan of Robert Redford.

OVER THE DESERT, IN AN ENGLISH PLANE FLYING ON GERMAN GASOLINE...
There is a scene in the movie, where Ralph Fiennes carries the wounded Kristin Scott Thomas into a desert cave. Over the threshold, draped in white he promises to always protect her. There were no priests, no family, no friends, no guests - yet, to me this is one of the most beautiful wedding scenes ever captured on film.

Love and Betrayal. God and Country. Courage and Frailty. The whole range of Human Condition is captured on a canvas of infinite sands and beige dreams.

This is a breathtaking film that got the Oscar acclaim it deserved. A Modern Classic - people of coming generations will talk of this film the same way we talk about CASABLANKA.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

OVER THE DESERT, IN AN ENGLISH PLANE FLYING ON GERMAN GASOLINE...
There is a scene in the movie, where Ralph Fiennes carries the wounded Kristin Scott Thomas into a desert cave. Over the threshold, draped in white he promises to always protect her. There were no priests, no family, no friends, no guests - yet, to me this is one of the most beautiful wedding scenes ever captured on film.

Love and Betrayal. God and Country. Courage and Frailty. The whole range of Human Condition is captured on a canvas of infinite sands and beige dreams.

This is a breathtaking film that got the Oscar acclaim it deserved. A Modern Classic - people of coming generations will talk of this film the same way we talk about CASABLANKA.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!