Italy 1945. At the end of World War II, a man completely burned, identity unknown, is treated in a hospital ally on the Tuscan coast. On his medical history is referred to as English Patient because speaks that language. The twenty-year old nurse who is treating, Hana , shocked by the atrocities of the war just ended, he decided to stay for some time in an abandoned monastery near Siena, with his patient. Ritrovatasi alone in that desolate place, but a peace that pervaded for so long sought, Hana establishes a relationship of confidence with this strange patient, trying to relieve his physical pain that forced him to immobility and to stimulate his memory to find the lost traces of its past. Thanks also to the book of Herodotus that he had with him, full of notes and photos, as the English Patient begins to relive his past in long passages of flashbacks that bring him back to Cairo, where he was with his friend for a Maddox exploration archaeological site in the Sahara on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society. E 'in 1939 and world winds of war.
the small group of explorers must be added the couple Clifton, Geoffrey and his beautiful wife Katherine with their new reconnaissance aircraft. The presence of women raises immediately the Hungarian count Lazslo de Almasy, the real identity of the English Patient, a strong attraction: a feeling that at first he tries to suppress in an aura of indifference. Katherine's husband goes on a mysterious journey, so she joins the company of explorers in the Sahara in search cave paintings. E 'on this occasion that Count Almasy discovers the Cave of Swimmers , with beautiful wall paintings dating back to Neolithic times. Stuck in a jeep in the desert by a sandstorm, the two inevitably arises love. Back in Cairo give themselves up to passion, heedless of her husband, who discovers the affair.
Meanwhile, the old monastery is alive with new arrivals: Kip, the Indian sihk responsible for cleaning up the mine area, which falls in love with Hana and the thief Caravaggio Italian-Canadian David , a mysterious man who says he knows a lot about the English Patient. In reality Caravaggio is looking for revenge. Tortured in Tobruk during the war and stripped of two inches, the man is believed to have been sold to the Germans as a spy by the British just Almasy. E 'moment of truth. Stunned by morphine to ease the pain of burns, Almasy recalls the love affair with Katherine until the epilogue of his life, when she gets injured in a terrifying plane crash before his eyes, led by Geoffrey acceccato jealousy. Trying to save at all costs, the dying leaves in the Cave of Swimmers and partly in search of help ...
THE FILM
Based on the novel Canadian writer Michael Ondatije of 1993, the Anglo-Italian film director Anthony Minghella builds a storyline rich in anecdotes and in some ways too complicated and disorganized. The English Patient is the third film by the cinematic style and sees a traditional, very Old Britain, of great melodramatic as were fashionable in the years 40-50. What is undoubtedly the most attractive setting and the contrasting landscapes: the green and ocher of the Sienese hills are opposed to the endless expanses of the Sahara, and dazzling in its immense dunes velvety, alternating with the luxury of the Hotel Shepeard Cairo (rebuilt at the Hotel de Bains, Venice) and the narrow streets of the city's Arab market.
Italy There's a lot in this film, not only in the locations and set (in Cinecittà and Tuscany), but also in spirit and love that the director infuses the images and shots. The narrative style is perhaps the weak point of the entire work: verbose and as I said before, dispersed with too many parallel stories that might distract from the essence of history. It probably would have been better to focus on one aspect over another of the novel basic, too complex to make it cinematically. The result is still significant but sometimes 207minuti can be heavy.
THE CAST
Ralph Fiennes is Count Laszlo de Almasy . A role that fits perfectly and conforms to the kind of people who so loves the actor bring to the screen: introverted, tormented, capable of great passions and devoured by sorrow. Her performance won an Oscar nomination (the second for him after that for Schindler's List in the part of Amon Goeth), but was ousted by Geoffrey Rush, star of Shine. His style is dry, never over the top, but rather dignified and touching in his grief and his tears Distraught over the loss of his beloved, gives a portrait of the character very believable.
Kristin Scott-Thomas is Katherine Clifton. The actress recalls often have long struggled to get the part destined to the most famous actress, but his determination was able to convince the director and then the producers, hesitant to find a pair of actors to appeal to the box below office. A safe bet that he launched on the international scene, even though in my opinion is no longer able to have parts just as interesting as in this film. The character of Katherine, a woman who puts everything in the game of love with passion, volitional traits and sometimes fragile, is a striking proof. Nominated for her.
Juliette Binoche is Hana . Its freshness and lightness that manages to infuse his character, even in dramatic situations, have they done to deserve the Oscar for this film. His character is the most positive story to turn to his others, his generosity but also the frustration and hidden pain makes the character more real than history. His affair with Kip is the hope for the future, represents the rebirth and the desire to start again after the horror of war. Willem Dafoe is David Caravaggio. His character is consumed with the bitterness of a life destroyed by war and betrayal and attempts to seek his revenge at last peace of his soul. When we finally find the stories that bind him to the English Patient, Count whisper: You can not kill me. I died years ago with the woman I loved.
The supporting actors who complete the cast are Colin Firth in the role of Geoffrey Clifton (impeccable) and Naveen Andrews in the role of Kip (later seen on the show Lost).
AWARDS
The English Patient won Hollywood and not just buying up awards all over the world. These include: 9 1997 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Score, Best Sound 2 Golden Globe 1997 : best dramatic film, best original score 6 1997 BAFTA Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Editing 2 European Film Awards 1997: Best Actress (Juliette Binoche), Best Cinematography 1997 Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Actress (Juliette Binoche)
The English Patient is a drama, in the truest sense of the word. A Filmon, a melodrama of many voices: poignant, touching and realistic romantic. There are scenes honeyed: the thorny character of Almasy does not indulge in facile sentimentality but is thrown into strong passions, and never indulge at all. When Katherine asks: " And what do you hate most? ", He replied:" The property , be possessed. "His fear of love, perhaps, his fear of letting go with this woman who does not belong because married to another, forcing him to wear a suit of armor not to suffer .
The historical context of the story is often relegated to the background of the story, never lived in the foreground, except in some initial stage, focusing on the relationship of the primary characters and their innermost feelings. L ' setting old style, almost traditional, like Casablanca, is a feature I love about this film, something that you no longer see a movie, so invaded by the special effects and 3D technologies and the paucity of ideas. A great film of the late Minghella (who died prematurely in 2008), though not very successful. I think that it has reached a higher level from "The Talented Mr. Ripley" onwards. The term "melodramatic unrepentant."
TORNARAI And I know you take me OUT OF HERE IN THE PALACE OF WINDS
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