The English Patient [1996 film]
by Anthony Minghella (Director/Screenwriter), Michael Ondaatje (Original book)
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At the end of World War II, a mysterious, horribly burned man who claims not to remember his name, known only as the "English patient," lies near death in an Italian villa. He is cared for by a quietly desperate young nurse, Hana, herself a victim of the war. With her at the villa are Kip, a young Sikh bomb-disposal expert, and a shadowy thief with bandaged hands named Caravaggio. The key to the burned man's past may lie in his commonplace book, a volume of Herodotus, and its intimations of show more the sacred whirlwind of a great, mysterious, passionate, and tragically doomed love, which trapped two unsuspecting people, forever. show lessTags
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WW2: a badly-burned pilot, known only as 'the English patient', is cared for by Canadian nurse Hana. As the dying patient's memory returns, his and other stories unfold.
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. (IMDb)
Um misterioso homem (Ralph Fiennes) é encontardo nas areias quentes do deserto do Sahara, com queimaduras profundas no corpo, que o tornaram irreconhecível. Levado para um Mosteiro abandonado da Tuscania, no Norte de Itália, recebe os cuidados de uma enfermeira canadiana (Juliette Binoche) destacada na região. As recordações dos dias de felicidade passados ao lado da sua amante (Kristin Scott Thomas), são a única razão para viver. Um filme de grande fulgor romântico, intriga e aventura, repleto de vida e mistério. No centro da história está um Conde Húngaro, cuja simples presença mudará para sempre o destinodos que o rodeiam.
Jan 17, 2010Portuguese (Portugal)
Un premio che vince un'epica romantica basata sul bestseller di Michael Ondaatje 1992. La storia si svolge in un monastero abbandonato in Toscana, vicino alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale. Hanna, una giovane infermiera canadese, si dedica alle cure di un ignoto "paziente inglese" gravemente bruciato, sopravvissuto a un incidente aereo nel deserto del Nord Africa. I suoi unici oggetti sono un diario annotato e vecchie fotografie. Leggendolo gli estratti dal suo diario, Hanna, occasionalmente incontra riferimenti relativi a una donna chiamata "K". Il paziente che si è rivelato come un conte ungherese, si riferisce a lei che "K" in realtà sta per "Katherine", una donna britannica sposata che ha incontrato in Egitto poco prima che show more la guerra si rompesse, e si svolge davanti a lei il loro tragico amore. Il film ha vinto 9 Academy Awards nelle seguenti categorie per il miglior film, regista, attrice non protagonista, fotografia cinematografica, montaggio cinematografico, musica originale, costumista, scenografia e suono. show less
May 12, 2018Italian
In Toscana, durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, un'infermiera canadese accudisce un uomo che nasconde un tragico segreto. (fonte: Wikipedia)
Jun 14, 2020Italian
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Mar 17, 2013Portuguese (Brazil)
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Michael Ondaatje was born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on September 12, 1943. He moved to Canada in 1962 and became a Canadian citizen. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a M.A. from Queen's University, Kingston, and taught English at York University. He has written several volumes of poetry, novels, and other works including show more There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do, The Dainty Monsters, Rat Jelly, Coming through Slaughter, Running in the Family, In the Skin of a Lion, Anil's Ghost, and The Cat's Table. His title, Warlight, made the bestseller list in 2018. Ondaatje has won numerous awards including the Canadian Governor General's Award in 1971 for The Collected Works of Billy the Kid and the Booker Prize in Fiction for The English Patient, which was adapted into a film in 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka. He now lives in Toronto. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- The English Patient [1996 film]
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