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The English Patient (1996)
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Winner of 9 Academy Awards(R) in 1996, including Best Picture, Best Director (Anthony Minghella) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), this powerful motion picture is an experience you will never forget. During World War II, a mysterious stranger (Ralph Fiennes) is cared for by American allies unaware of his dangerous past. Yet, as the mystery of his identity is revealed, an incredible tale of passion, intrigue, and adventure unfolds. Also starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, and Willem Dafoe. (read more)
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The English Patient Movie Review by AJ  (7/13/2006) |
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Aesthetically, The English Patient is beautiful. Anthony Minghella knows how to lavishly direct an epic like this, and the cinematography by John Seale is absolutely gorgeous. Emotionally, though, The English Patient is hollow and wholly insincere. It basically plays like a great-looking episode of The Bold and the...
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A long, boring book translated in a long, boring movie. What a shock that it is dull.
I am amazed that this film took home so many awards. It stuns me. Dull, dull, dull and not romantic at all.
Minghella, I expect more from you.
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| The English Patient Movie Review by Megan (2/5/2007) |
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This movie is one that still makes my heart all a flutter when I think about it. It is a visual wet dream for anybody who can enjoy a movie just for the way that a film can be shot.
Though loosely based around a factual character and events...(I say loosely because in real life the key character was gay and was working...
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| The English Patient Movie Review by Jesse (12/14/2006) |
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This is an incredible work of art. Why so many people bash this film is beyond me. Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are absolutely perfect and in top-form. Forget Pretty Woman or Ghost... you want a good love story, this is the movie. Almasy is a mapmaker and charts the Sahara desert during WWII. He meets a woman who he...
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