The English Patient 1996 M
Production still from The English Patient 1996 / Director: Anthony Minghella / Image courtesy: Paramount Pictures Australia / View full image
When
2.00 pm, Sun 24 Sep 2023 (162 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
About
A poetic and sweeping period drama from Anthony Minghella, The English Patient is the spectacular adaptation of Michael Ondaatje’s acclaimed novel. A badly burned pilot (Ralph Fiennes) recounts his life to his devoted nurse Hana (Juliette Binoche) amidst the devastation of post-war Italy. Joined soon by a group of soldiers – including the enigmatic Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe) – the wounded patient’s remarkable recollections weave in and out of the drama of the present, slowly piecing together a portrait of his life. John Seale won the Academy Award for his masterful cinematography in this romantic epic, which was also awarded eight other Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Juliette Binoche.
M | Medium level violence, Adult themes, Low level coarse language
Production Credits
- Director: Anthony Minghella
- Script: Anthony Minghella
- Based on: the novel by Michael Ondaatje
- Cinematographer: John Seale
- Editor: Walter Murch
- Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
- Rights: Paramount Pictures Australia
- Year: 1996
- Runtime: 162 minutes
- Countries: United States, United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: 35mm
- Screening Format: 35mm