The English Patient (1996)

1996 R 162 Minutes

Beginning in the 1930's, "The English Patient" tells the story of Count Almásy who is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Dese...

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9 / 10

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9 / 10
The English Patient is pure class. Ooooh yes this is extremely well crafted. The stunning backdrops, the production design, the musical score...all beautiful. Acting was also superb, Ralph Fiennes stole every scene and Juliette Binoche was outstanding. I can see why this dominated in the 1996 Academy Awards. Fiennes' character was rather complex, he started off very awkward and kept to himself...then the love of his life comes along and you can see him slowly falling for her. That's the beauty of this film, in its centre it is a love story with plenty of character development. Anthony Minghella did a marvellous job as director, he lets the scenery do the talking...no need for fancy camerawork and he knows it. I particularly loved the scene towards the end where Fiennes was silently crying whilst the musical score powered through into my eardrums, extremely powerful. However, does the plot warrant 156 minutes of runtime? Questionable. But for the most part I was engrossed. It is a perfect Sunday afternoon viewing that is touching and full of emotion.

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The English Patient (1996)

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