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  • Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Julian Wadham, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Directors: Anthony Minghella
  • Format: PAL, Special Edition
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Feb 2005
  • Run Time: 155 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00073I8L8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,215 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Set during the Second World War, this epic romance tells the story of a mysterious Englishman found badly burned in the Sahara. His nurse transports him across war-torn Europe taking him to a deserted Tuscan monastery where he can die in peace. There they become friends and she begins to read to him from a book he wrote about a previous relationship with a married woman with whom he fell in love whilst working in the Middle East.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb and beautiful romantic epic!!!, 30 Nov 2005
By film fan (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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When I saw this film, I thought it was one of the best romantic epics I had seen. Then I read the book. On reading the book, I came to realise just how brilliantly Oscar winning director Anthony Minghella adapted it to the big screen. It was a mammoth effort and nobody felt it could be done. But it happened and he directed it with grace and style.

The producer, who was Saul Zaentz, won 1 of the 9 Oscars this film won. They were richly deserved. The Oscar winning production designer Stuart Craig (the Oscar winner who designed 'Dangerous Liaisons') did an incredible job, and it was beautifully filmed by Oscar winner John Seale making it look gorgeous. The acting is superb throughout. And the Oscar winning score by Gabriel Yared is also as epic on a grand scale as the film it compliments so superbly.

The special edition DVD is a revelation. There are features looking at the making of the film, The Work of Stuart Craig looking at how he designed the film (excellent by the way) and a couple of deleted scenes among others. A truly exceptional package to compliment an already tremendous film. I feel this film has the same quality and feel of "Gone With the Wind" and David Lean's epics "Dr Zhivago" and "Lawrence of Arabia". One of my favourite DVDs.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Every night I cut out my heart but in the morning it was full again, 21 Aug 2006
By David Podlesak "Excessional" (Lincolnshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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I just had to write a review for The English Patient as it is my all-time favourite film. I was entranced from the first time I saw it at the cinema with it's beautiful cinematography, sweeping score and accomplished acting - and I can still totally lose myself within the story when seeing it on DVD.

The storyline is that a man (Ralph Fiennes) is pulled from the wreckage of his burning plane in the desert during WW2 and comes to be cared for by an army nurse Hana (Juliette Binoche) who herself is traumatised from losing many close to her. They come to convalesce in an Italian villa and the injured man slowly recalls the past events leading to his crash, in particular his affair with a colleague's wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) and how their betrayals came to have grave consequences. The story is adapted from the Booker winning novel by Michael Ondaatje, and the film itself was showered with oscars for everything except the main actors (they were robbed!).

The director, Anthony Minghella, particularly merits praise - he has an assured eye for how a scene should be composed and the North African desert and Italy have been beautifully filmed. The storyline is very engaging - Minghella wrote the screenplay (which won an oscar) and, having also read the book, I do feel that his adaptation works particularly well in that he has managed to distil the essence of the book and present it in a format suitable for film rather than just try to portray the book as it was written.

When first released, comparisons were made to Dr Zhivago, and it is easy to see why. The English Patient has the same style of epic story-telling whilst remaining focused on the characters and how they live their lives amidst turbulent times. Highly recommended - and this two disc edition with its commentaries, deleted scenes, making-ofs and interviews is a superior package to the original release which had no extras.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Special Edition well worth it, 19 Oct 2005
By oliraceking (London, UK) - See all my reviews
The extra value in purchasing this edition over the vanilla release can be summed up like this: DTS & Minghella.

The DTS track makes a dramatic improvement upon the quality of the film. The big sound effects and Gabriel Yared score are exploited 100 times better than Dolby 5.1, and to me that makes it a much more enjoyable experience to sit through.

Then there's Anthony Minghella. I sat there listening to him talk on the commentaries and in interviews, and I thought "I wish I was half as eloquent and sincere as him". He managed to explain his vision of the film in a way that seemed totally true and organic, and which made a subsequent viewing of the film a lot easier to grasp.

Overall a great DVD for true fans of film and literature and aspiring writer-directors.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite film
This film has been my favorite film for a good while now. The first thing that struck me was the tragic nature of the events towards the end. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars English Patient DVD
I did not receive the English Patient DVD yet. I wrote to you before but did not get any replies. I will appreciate it if you send it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Nearly 3 hours of my life I'll never get back...
First of all, let me make something clear: when it comes to the actors involved, the production values, the cinematography, the music... I can't fault this film. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tom Timmermans

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite film!
I read The English Patient and, although I enjoyed it, wouldn't have ranked it as one of my favourite stories until a friend recommended I watched the film. Read more
Published 6 months ago by the english patient

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie - one of the best...
Just want to add my 10c...
I have a weakness for Ralph Fiennes - I think he is a very good actor! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jeep Tenk

5.0 out of 5 stars The technique is still pristine
It is an interesting film, but not more than that. What does it shows? That the English were particularly sectarian during WW2 on the African front. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jacques COULARDEAU

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book translated into a classic movie
Having watched The English Patient again recently, I had sand in my shoes and a tear in my eye...

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5.0 out of 5 stars A film that takes you on a journey...
I first watched this film about a year and a half ago to two years ago on Channel 4. At first, I watched it just for something to watch. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Maverick

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't need to be English, but you do need to be patient with this film
This is an outstanding film. Comparisons with David Lean films such as Dr Zhivago are fully justified. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Daniel Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars OVER THE DESERT, IN AN ENGLISH PLANE FLYING ON GERMAN GASOLINE...
There is a scene in the movie, where Ralph Fiennes carries the wounded Kristin Scott Thomas into a desert cave. Read more
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