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The English Patient (Special Edition) [1996]
starring: Ralph Fiennes, Julian Wadham, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
directed by: Anthony Minghella

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5017188815987
Format: PAL, Special Edition
Label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Region Code: 2
Release Date: February 21, 2005
Running Time: 155 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
Sales Rank: 1443

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- The technique is still pristine
It is an interesting film, but not more than that. What does it shows? That the English were particularly sectarian during WW2 on the African front. Nothing new under the sun. Anyone who had a slightly different name or a slightly surprising or uncommon attitude was at once considered as a spy unworthy of any trust. This created myriads or even legions of misunderstandings and human errors along with cruelty, barbaric acts, violence, etc. The only interest of this film is the technical brilliance in the use of flashbacks that only happen in the head of this English patient who plays the loss of his memory to protect himself against his own name and his own ascendants. Yet his survival is not possible and the nurse who is looking after him is ... Read More:

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- Great Book translated into a classic movie
For those who have forgotten the depth of romance and passion that the movies are capable of conveying, English Director Anthony Minghella's The English Patient can remedy the situation. This is the most unabashed and powerful love story or recent years, using flawless performances, intelligent dialogue, crisp camera work, and loaded glances to convey a level of emotional connection that many similar films miss.

Is The English Patient melodramatic? Of course, but it's the sort of finely-honed melodrama that embraces viewers rather than smothering them. And the movie never resorts to cheap, manipulative tactics. This well-crafted story, brought to the screen with great care by Anthony Minghella (Truly, Madly, Deeply; Talented Mr Ripley) ... Read More:

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- A film that takes you on a journey...
I first watched this film about a year and a half ago to two years ago on Channel 4. At first, I watched it just for something to watch. After about the first 30 minutes of the film I was still unsure whether to commit to watching the entire film. However, I did.

After finishing the film I wasn't overly impressed. Sure, I enjoyed it quite a lot. But it hadn't made a huge impression on me. The next day I got up and if I recall correctly my brother whom had went to bed as the movie was starting the previous night asked me if I had enjoyed the film. To which I responded "Yeah, it was pretty good"

Something strange happened in the following weeks, months and years? Possibly 2 years since I first watched it. I'm still unsure. Anyway, ... Read More:

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- You don't need to be English, but you do need to be patient with this film
This is an outstanding film. Comparisons with David Lean films such as Dr Zhivago are fully justified. The book, in addition, is supernal and took me by surprise - being so transcendent and yet written in the wake of the soulless 1980s.

The stunning soundtrack by Gabriel Yared is every much a part of the film, as in the case of Maurice Jarre's efforts in Zhivago. Yared's marriage of Bach with folk themes represents superb balance that serves its purpose without being pretentious.

Many complain of the prolix lengthiness of the English Patient. I'm afraid I can't sit through five minutes of Coronation Street without entering a state of despair and narcosis, so I guess that patience is a subjective thing.

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- OVER THE DESERT, IN AN ENGLISH PLANE FLYING ON GERMAN GASOLINE...
There is a scene in the movie, where Ralph Fiennes carries the wounded Kristin Scott Thomas into a desert cave. Over the threshold, draped in white he promises to always protect her. There were no priests, no family, no friends, no guests - yet, to me this is one of the most beautiful wedding scenes ever captured on film.

Love and Betrayal. God and Country. Courage and Frailty. The whole range of Human Condition is captured on a canvas of infinite sands and beige dreams.

This is a breathtaking film that got the Oscar acclaim it deserved. A Modern Classic - people of coming generations will talk of this film the same way we talk about CASABLANKA.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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