Fresh
Could this possibly be the Casablanca of the late 20th century?
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
The English Patient
In love, there are no boundaries.
1996 · 2h 42m · R
Drama, Romance, War
Directed by
Anthony Minghella
Overview
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Director and cast
- Anthony Minghella Director
- Ralph Fiennes as Count László de Almásy
- Juliette Binoche as Hana
- Willem Dafoe as David Caravaggio
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Katharine Clifton
- Naveen Andrews as Sikh Kip
- Colin Firth as Geoffrey Clifton
- Julian Wadham as Madox
- Torri Higginson as Mary
- Jürgen Prochnow as Major Muller
- Kevin Whately Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's the sort of solemn production that is often mentioned as an Academy Award contender.This says less about the quality of the film than it does about its self-consciously lofty tone and its sense of self-importance.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
It's a tragically lovely story about the cruel devastation of selfish and ungoverned love. It's also one of the best movies in a long, long time.
John Krewson, AV Club
Fresh
The film is a smashing success on its own terms, though as a transcendent love story it lacks the firm foundation in human reality that characterizes Lars Von Trier's superior Breaking the Waves.
Dave Kehr, New York Daily News
Fresh
With its fine acting, sumptuous visuals and levels of intrigue, The English Patient boasts the elements of something greater than a love story. Too bad it devotes them to something less than a great love story.
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
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