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The English Patient / 1996

In love, there are no boundaries.

7.1 / 10 (2,377 votes)
15
162 minutes
DIRECTOR Anthony Minghella
WRITERS Anthony Minghella
CAST Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Torri Higginson, Jürgen Prochnow, Kevin Whately, Clive Merrison, Nino Castelnuovo, Hichem Rostom, Peter Rühring, Geordie Johnson
PRODUCTION Miramax, The Saul Zaentz Company, Tiger Moth Productions
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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

The English Patient adalah sebuah Drama, Romance, War yang dirilis pada tahun 1996. “In love, there are no boundaries.” Film ini disutradarai oleh Anthony Minghella dan dibintangi oleh Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews.

The English Patient menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, The English Patient menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, The English Patient adalah Drama yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

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CinemaSerf 7/10
June 29, 2022

"Hana" (Juliette Binoche) volunteers to remain in war-torn Italy to look after her badly burnt patient. Who is he? Well nobody knows. All he recalls is that he came from England and that some time ago he was married. The arrival of the enigmatic Canadian "Caravaggio" (Willem Dafoe) starts to unravel the mystery as his suspicions as to the bedridden man's true identity, along with that man's gradually more lucid recollections take us back to a time when he first arrived in North Africa. He is "Count Almásy (Ralph Fiennes) who has come to draw maps. The onset of WWII...

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NunzioGiannatelli
March 8, 2026

Also remembered for a rare full frontal scene involving Kristin Scott Thomas' hairy triangle, The English Patient serves as a poignant critique of how nationalism and colonial borders dismantle human connection. The desert’s "mapless" freedom offers a romantic sanctuary, yet this ideal is ultimately crushed by the rigid, lethal identities imposed by WWII. Through Kip, the Sikh sapper, the film exposes the racial hierarchies inherent in the British Empire, highlighting how Western narratives often marginalize colonial contributions. By juxtaposing private passion against state loyalty, the film illustrates how global politics transform intimacy into treason. Ultimately, it portrays a world where...

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