The English Patient

Year 1996
Directed by Anthony Minghella
Length 158 min
Cast Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth

During the second world war, a mysterious english patient is brought to an old monastery in Italy under the care of Hana, a young war nurse.

Based on the novel with the same title by Michael Ondaatje. Winner of nine oscars, this movie is interesting and well done, but I did not like it too much. The story is very sad, and maybe it could have been made shorter. There are some brilliant moments, anyway.


Javier López 1