1996 · 162 min · R
The English Patient
Directed by Anthony Minghella · Drama, Romance, War
The English Patient (1996) is a Drama film, directed by Anthony Minghella set in Cairo, Sahara, and Italy during the 1930s–1940s. It runs 162 minutes and is rated R.
Themes of love & longing, betrayal, and memory & nostalgia play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.
Composer
Gabriel Yared
Cinematography
John Seale
Cast
Ralph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeKristin Scott ThomasNaveen AndrewsColin FirthJulian WadhamTorri Higginson
The world of this film
Premise & themes
Tone
RomanticMelancholic
Shape
Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction
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