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Count Laszlo de Almásy
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Hana, a French-Canadian combat nurse of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during WWII, learns from a wounded soldier that her boyfriend has been killed in action. In October 1944 Italy, Hana is caring for a dying, scarred-from-burns English-accented patient who says he cannot remember his name.
Summaries. At the close of World War II, 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. October 1944 in war torn Italy.
One of those men is pilot like Almasy, Geoffrey Clifton. Almasy is not terribly impressed by Geoffrey, but takes quite a liking to his beautiful blonde wife Katherine. One fateful day, Katherine joins Almasy on a trip to the desert to examine the latest geological discovery: the Cave of Swimmers.
- Anthony Minghella
Dec 6, 1996 · The English Patient: Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas. At the close of World War II, 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.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Anthony Minghella
- 1996-12-06
Nov 22, 1996 · The English Patient. Roger Ebert November 22, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Backward into memory, forward into loss and desire, “The English Patient” searches for answers that will answer nothing. This poetic, evocative film version of the famous novel by Michael Ondaatje circles down through layers of mystery until ...
The English Patient, British-American film, released in 1996, that won glowing reviews and nine Academy Awards, including that for best picture. It also won four BAFTA Awards, including best picture, as well as the Golden Globe Award for best drama. The movie is set in the years before and during World War II.
Plot synopsis. Characters. Almásy. Hana. Kip. David Caravaggio. Katharine Clifton. Geoffrey Clifton. Analysis. Awards. Film adaptation. Canceled television adaptation. References. Bibliography. External links. The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje.
