The English Patient (1996)

Voti degli utenti:

7.2/10   

Regista:

Anthony Minghella

Scrittori (WGA):

Michael Ondaatje (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

Data di uscita:

15 novembre 1996 (USA)

Genere:

Romantico | Drammatico | Guerra

Slogan:

In love, there are no boundaries.

Plot:

At the close of WWII, 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.

Plot Keywords:

Crash | Nurse | Love | WWII | Flashback

Premi:

Won 9 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 37 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

The greatest romance movie of all time? Probably...

Cast

Ralph Fiennes	...	Count Laszlo de Almásy
Juliette Binoche	...	Hana
Willem Dafoe	...	David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews	...	Kip
Colin Firth	...	Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham	...	Madox
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Major Muller
Kevin Whately	...	Hardy
Clive Merrison	...	Fenelon-Barnes
Nino Castelnuovo	...	D'Agostino
Hichem Rostom	...	Fouad
Peter Rühring	...	Bermann
Geordie Johnson	...	Oliver
Torri Higginson	...	Mary

Alias:

Il paziente inglese (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, some violence and language.

Durata:

162 min

Nazionalità:

USA | UK

Lingua:

Inglese | Tedesco | Italiano | Arabo

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

USA:R (certificate #34884) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Denmark:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Luoghi riprese:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Compagnia:

Miramax Films

Curiosità:

The character name, 'Kip', apparently was Michael Ondaatje's nickname at school. This was a reference to cooking oil stains on his exercise books which reminded the wags among his fellow pupils of kipper fish which were canned in such oil.

Errori:

Errori geografici: Katherine's husband has taken off to take pictures for the British Army because, "They want maps of all North Africa, That's why he is in Ethiopia." Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa, not in North Africa.

Citazioni:

Almásy: I fear Madox knows about us, he keeps mentioning Anna Karenina

Collegamenti:

incluso in "Film '72: A Christmas Treat" (2001)

Colonna sonora:

Pettin' in the Park

The greatest romance movie of all time? Probably...

I've seen a few movies in my time, but this one is exceptional. You'll have to watch it more than once to truly appreciate it, it is emotionally very complex, it explores love and passion at it's most extreme and it's cinematography is just breathtaking. The character of the Count is intensely passionate and tragic without him having to raise his voice or indeed leave his bed, the film is perfectly cast and perfectly acted. The film has a sort of mathematical precision and perfection to it which is rare these days. It combines action, love, tragedy, drama and politics all in one. This movie is unmissable, all the hype surrounding it and all the awards cannot begin to do it any justice. Hats off to Michael Ondaatje for writing the incredible book on which it is based.