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15 November 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
In love, there are no boundaries. morePlot:
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 9 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 37 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(113 articles)
Maslansky Plays With Ondaatje's Slaughter (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 30 September 2009, 12:31 AM, PDT)
Q&A: Juliette Binoche on Paris, Memory, and her First Kiss.
(From Vanity Fair. 17 September 2009, 9:00 PM, PDT)
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Anthony Minghella's Heart and Mind more (407 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Count Laszlo de Almásy | |
| Juliette Binoche | ... | Hana | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | David Caravaggio | |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Katharine Clifton | |
| Naveen Andrews | ... | Kip | |
| Colin Firth | ... | Geoffrey Clifton | |
| Julian Wadham | ... | Madox | |
| Jürgen Prochnow | ... | Major Muller | |
| Kevin Whately | ... | Hardy | |
| Clive Merrison | ... | Fenelon-Barnes | |
| Nino Castelnuovo | ... | D'Agostino | |
| Hichem Rostom | ... | Fouad | |
| Peter Rühring | ... | Bermann | |
| Geordie Johnson | ... | Oliver | |
| Torri Higginson | ... | Mary |
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Rated R for sexuality, some violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
162 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:R (certificate #34884) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Denmark:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15Fun Stuff
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From first draft of the screenplay to final cut took four years. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The intervals of lightening seen as Kip, Caravaggio and Hardy carry Almásy around the well are too quick for a thunderstorm. moreQuotes:
Almásy: When were you most happy?Katharine Clifton: Now.
Almásy: And when were you least happy?
Katharine Clifton: Now.
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Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the Beasts (#3.4)" (1998) moreSoundtrack:
It's Only a Paper Moon moreFAQ
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It is a strangely powerful and moving experience to see "The English Patient" again after Anthony Minghella's death. Most of his body of work is dedicated to one shattering point. The endless moral struggle of those who, consciously, walk a very thin line. In "The Talented Mr Ripley" Minghella moves away from Patricia Highsmith's amoral Tom Ripley to give the murderer a conscience. In "Breaking And Entering" Minghella gives Jude Law's character the need to confess and the rewards are chillingly moving. Here, in "The English Patient", the characters in love are never too far away from their corroding feeling of guilt. Ralph Finnes and Kristin Scott Thomas are extraordinary. They strip their characters from every pretense in a compelling complicity with us, the audience. Juliette Binoche is, quite simply, spectacular and her scenes with the wonderful Naveen Andrews are filled with a "Minghellian" sensual innocence. Anthony Minghella gave us films that were,one way or another, that elusive mix of art and commerce. He was true to himself but thought about his audience. He knew how to push our buttons without betraying his own. There is something clear, honest and startling about Minghella's opus. I miss him already but I'm grateful for the reflection of his soul he left behind.