a 1996 British-American romantic drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from Anthony Minghella's own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz

The English Patient is a 1996 British-American romantic drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from Anthony Minghella's own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz.

epic romantic war drama

The English Patient is a 1996 American epic romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from Anthony Minghella's own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz.

epic

Set in North Africa and Italy before and during World War II, The English Patient is a passionate and epic film that unfolds around the intricately involved lives of four lovers.

romantic war drama

'The English Patient' is a 1996 American romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from Anthony Minghella's own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz.

a historical-fiction romantic drama based on a novel by Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient is a historical-fiction romantic drama based on a novel by Michael Ondaatje.

poetic and philosophical

“The English Patient is a compelling work of fiction — both poetic and philosophical — and is a worthy winner of the Golden Man Booker,” said Baroness Helena Kennedy, Chair of the Booker Prize Foundation.

World War II epic

The English Patient is a passionate World War II epic unfolding around the intricately involved lives of four people brought together by the mysterious Count Laszlo de Almásy (Ralph Fiennes).

romantic

While The English Patient is a take-The English Patient -or-leave-The English Patient , unabashedly romantic film that most seem to love or hate (I myself find The English Patient wildly overrated), the beauty of the film and the power of the performances (particularly Willem Dafoe's) are undeniable.

an epic drama of two haunting love stories that unfolds against a background of international upheaval

Set in North Africa and Italy during the late 1930's and early '40's, 'The English Patient' is an epic drama of two haunting love stories that unfolds against a background of international upheaval.

a romantic epic with a nurse caring for a badly-burned WWII soldier

The English Patient is a romantic epic with a nurse caring for a badly-burned WWII soldier.

a "fiercly romantic" (THE NEW YORK TIMES) epic where love knows no boundaries

Winner of 9 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director (Anthony Minghella) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), THE ENGLISH PATIENT is a "fiercly romantic" (THE NEW YORK TIMES) epic where love knows no boundaries.

a sweeping romance set against the backdrop of World War II that explores themes of grief, love, and loss

The English Patient is a sweeping romance set against the backdrop of World War II that explores themes of grief, love, and loss.

a sweeping World War II romantic masterpiece

Winner of an astounding nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Original Score, The English Patient is a sweeping World War II romantic masterpiece.

a 'fiercly romantic' epic (THE NEW YORK TIMES) where love knows no boundaries

9 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director (Anthony Minghella) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), THE ENGLISH PATIENT is a 'fiercly romantic' (THE NEW YORK TIMES) epic where love knows no boundaries.

a subtle, complex, and very romantic love story

The English Patient is a subtle, complex, and very romantic love story, told within the context of history, war, class, fidelity, and simple passion.

a passionate and elaborate epic romance with gorgeous photography, haunting music, and splendid direction

The English Patient' is a passionate and elaborate epic romance with gorgeous photography, haunting music, and splendid direction.

a war-romance told mostly through the flashbacks of a badly burned, semi-amnesic hospitalized man, played by Ralph Fiennes

The English Patient is a war-romance told mostly through the flashbacks of a badly burned, semi-amnesic hospitalized man, played by Ralph Fiennes.

cinematic

The English Patient is an enthralling cinematic masterpiece that stirs emotions and touches the soul.

a post-modernist, post-colonialist, novel , and that has been widely reada post-modernist, post-colonialist, novel has been made into a successful film

Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English patient (1992) is a post-modernist, post-colonialist, novel that has been widely read, and a post-modernist, post-colonialist, novel has been made into a successful film.

an epic fantasy romance in the spirit of classic Hollywood, one which simply doesn't suit the tastes of Elaine Benes, a fictional character who's admitted to not caring for such inflated, arty-farty nonsense

The English Patient' is an epic fantasy romance in the spirit of classic Hollywood, one which simply doesn't suit the tastes of Elaine Benes, a fictional character who's admitted to not caring for such inflated, arty-farty nonsense.