The English Patient (1996)

	Directed by: Anthony Minghella	COUNTRY UK/USA Genre Drama/War/Romance INTERNATIONALTITLE Den engelske pasienten RUNNING TIME 162 minutes
	Produced by: Saul Zaents
	Written by: Anthony Minghella
	Based on the book by: Michael Ondaatje

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Count László Almásy	Ralph Fiennes
Hana	Juliette Binoche
Caravaggio	Willem Dafoe
Katharine Clifton	Kristin Scott Thomas	½
Kip	Naveen Andrews	-
Geoffrey Clifton	Colin Firth	-
Madox	Julian Wadham	-
Major Muller	Jürgen Prochnow	-
Sergeant Hardy	Kevin Whately	-

Review

Beautiful photography and brilliant performances keep this borderline pompous film from Anthony Minghella afloat for quite some time, but not for the entirety of its overlong 162 minutes. This is a narratively ambitious film in which Minghella moves back and forth in time in order to convey his romantic tragedy. Whether or not he succeeds depends largely on whether you want it to succeed; the film requires you to make some concessions. The story is grand, but at the same time a little flat. Fine work from Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, and Willem Dafoe is overshadowed by Kristin Scott Thomas, who steals the show with her natural charisma in front of the camera.