The English patient /
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,...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue; Spanish or English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[United States] :
Lions Gate,
[2012]
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| Summary: | 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 the sacred whirlwind of a great, mysterious, passionate, and tragically doomed love, which trapped two unsuspecting people, forever. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Release date: Jan. 31, 2012. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje Special features: Audio commentaries with screenwriter/director Anthony Minghella, producer Saul Zaentz, and author Michael Ondaatje; About Michael Ondaatje; From novel to screenplay: Interviews with cast and crew; The formidable Saul Zaentz; A historical look at the real Count Almasy; Filmmaker conversations with Anthony Minghella, Saul Zaentz, Michael Ondaatje, and film editor Walter Murch; The work of Stuart Craig, production designer; The eyes of Phil Bray, still photographer; Master class with Anthony Minghella: Deleted scenes; CBS documentary: The making of The English patient. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray disc, region A, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 DTS-HD master audio; 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; sexuality, some violence and language. |
| Awards: | Winner, 1997 Academy Awards for Best Picture (Saul Zaentz); Best Director (Anthony Minghella); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Juliette Binoche); Best Cinematography (John Seale); Best Film Editing (Walter Murch); Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Gabriel Yared); Best Sound (Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Christopher Newman); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan); Best Costume Design (Ann Roth). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Walter Murch ; music, Gabriel Yared ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Craig. |