The English Patient (1996)

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Writers (WGA):

Michael Ondaatje (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 noviembre 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama | War

Frase comercial:

In love, there are no boundaries.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Thumbs Cut Off | Atheist | Canadian Expatriate | Infidelity | WWII In Italy

Awards:

Won 9 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 37 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Absolute Perfection!

Cast

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

También conocida como:

Paciente inglés, El (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, some violence and language.

Duración:

162 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | German | Italian | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Brazil:16 | Denmark:15 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:R (certificate #34884) | 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:15

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivialidades:

Sean Connery was actively considering playing the part of Caravaggio before he backed out of the production.

Goofs:

Continuity: Just after Katherine pretends to faint at the Christmas party, we see Almasy remove his red paper crown. In the next shot, as Katherine is leaving the party, Almasy removes his crown again.

Quotes:

Katharine Clifton: Will we be alright?
Almásy: Yes. Yes, absolutely.
Katharine Clifton: "Yes" is a comfort. "Absolutely" is not.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Yossi & Jagger (2002)

Soundtrack:

One O'Clock Jump

Absolute Perfection!

TEP is like a long cool drink of water after crawling across the Sahara to classic film buffs who have been too long deprived of that certain cinematic magic! Not only is it beautifully photographed, but the characters are perfectly portrayed. If you're looking for the film to be a mirror of the book, you will be seriously disappointed. Instead, it is an excellent "companion" to the book, and I think that is what Anthony Minghella intended. Ralph Fiennes is probably the most beautiful man in the world; not to mention a brilliant actor. Juliette Binoche is the posterchild for vulnerability and childlike enthusiasm. And, of course, I'll go see any film in which Kristin Scott Thomas is featured. She simply must be THE best actress since the likes of Deborah Kerr. So much was promised with this film, and so much is delivered!