The English Patient

The English Patient is a historical drama film directed by Anthony Minghella, set during the final days of World War II. The film follows the story of a critically burned man, known only as the English Patient, who is being cared for by a young Canadian nurse named Hana in an Italian monastery. As the patient's strength returns, he begins to open up about his mysterious past, revealing a tale of love, betrayal, and politics that unfolds through a series of flashbacks. The film features an ensemble cast, including Ralph Fiennes as the English Patient, Juliette Binoche as Hana, and Kristin Scott Thomas as Katharine Clifton. The film was critically acclaimed and won several awards, including nine Academy Awards. The movie's plot revolves around the patient's revelation of his true identity as Hungarian cartographer László Almásy, who was part of a Royal Geographical Society expedition in the Sahara Desert before the war. He falls in love with Katharine Clifton, but their affair is complicated by her marriage to Geoffrey Clifton. When Geoffrey discovers their relationship, he confronts Almásy leading to a tragic event that changes everyone's life forever. Throughout the film Caravaggio an enigmatic figure appears seeking revenge against those responsible for his mutilation during German interrogation suggests that Almásy might have been involved in providing maps to Germans allowing them to infiltrate Cairo raising further tension between characters while deepening mystery surrounding main character’s history..

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The English Patient include Enemy at the Gates, Legends of the Fall, Charlotte Gray, Shining Through, Talk of Angels, Carla's Song.

The English Patient was released in theaters on November 14, 1996.