The English Patient (1996)

Romance,Drama,War English "In love, there are no boundaries. " DVD : 351 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. 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 Liisa Repo-Martell Jan Raymond Coulthard Rupert Douglas Philip Whitchurch Corporal Dade Lee Ross Spalding Anthony Smee Beach Interrogation Officer Matthew Ferguson Young Canadian Soldier Jason Done Kiss Me Soldier Roger Morlidge Sergeant - Desert Train Simon Sherlock Private - Desert Train Sebastian Schipper Interrogation Room Soldier Fritz Eggert Interrogation Room Soldier Sonia Mankaï Arab Nurse (as Sonia Mankai) Rim Turkhi Aicha (as Rim Turki) Sebastian Rudolph Officer In Square Thoraya Sehill Interpreter In Square Sondos Belhassen Woman with Baby In Square (as Sondess Belhassen) Dominic Mafham Officer - El Taj Gregor Truter Corporal - El Taj Salah Miled Bedouin Doctor Abdellatif Hamrouni Ancient Arab Samy Azaiez Kamal Habib Chetoui Al Auf Philippa Day Officer's Wife (as Phillipa Day) Amanda Walker Lady Hampton Paul Kant Sir Ronald Hampton

Producer:	Saul Zaentz
Writer:	Michael Ondaatje,Anthony Minghella

The greatest romance movie of all time? Probably...

I've seen a few movies in my time, but this one is exceptional. You'll have to watch it more than once to truly appreciate it, it is emotionally very complex, it explores love and passion at it's most extreme and it's cinematography is just breathtaking. The character of the Count is intensely passionate and tragic without him having to raise his voice or indeed leave his bed, the film is perfectly cast and perfectly acted. The film has a sort of mathematical precision and perfection to it which is rare these days. It combines action, love, tragedy, drama and politics all in one. This movie is unmissable, all the hype surrounding it and all the awards cannot begin to do it any justice. Hats off to Michael Ondaatje for writing the incredible book on which it is based.

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