| The English Patient [Region 2] |  | Director: Anthony Minghella
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $49.98
as of 2/9/2010 16:43 EST details
Seller: ZoverstocksUSA
Rating:  345 reviews
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Running Time: 162 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321901345827
ASIN: B00004CZ0J
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1996
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
Winner of nine Academy Awards and almost every critic's heart, The English Patient (based on Michael Ondaatje's prizewinning novel of love and loss during World War II) is one of the most acclaimed films of modern times. Hana, a nurse (Juliette Binoche), tends to an archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) who has been burnt to a crisp in a plane crash. As their relationship intensifies, he flashes back to his overwhelming passion for a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas). Meanwhile, Hana begins a new romance with a man who defuses bombs (Naveen Andrews) and Willem Dafoe almost steals the show as the thumbless thief Caravaggio. The intricately layered flashback narrative, sounding the depths of the lovers' hearts, improves with repeated viewings--especially with the sharp picture and digital sound of the digital video disc.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 345
 Great Movie, Terrible Copy. Don't Bother December 26, 2009
Sk3ptic (Michigan)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have always liked this movie. I bought it on Bluray in part because it is beautifully photographed. The print however is terrible. You would think that they could have run down a reasonable copy and perhaps even cleaned off the link off before digitizing it, but apparently not. Lots of white spots and random black crap on the print. The disc does not support 24 fps playback and doesn't even have a top menu. Save your money and stick with the DVD until someone can be bothered to make a reasonable transfer.
 Love this movie December 11, 2009
Deborah S. Wilson (Kingsport TN)
I love this movie and got it at a great price -- great service - thanks!
Mediocre Product November 13, 2009
W. Fattig (Hendersonville, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like other reviewers, I was disappointed that this DVD movie had no subtitles and that it was produced using an inferior video format (1034i). As one with hearing a deficit, I would not have bought it had I known this; maybe it is my own fault for not researching the product more closely; I will be much more cautious in the future, as I am with BBC-produced items which often lack English subtitles. Even my 1997 "English Patient" laserdisc has subtitles. The less-than-ideal DVD sound quality makes Kristin Scott-Thomas's telling of the story of Gyges almost unintelligible unless one has heard it before. I'd think that an ethical seller 13 years later would have made a point of noting the primitive audio status of this product in the interest of service to handicapped persons. Only the Direction of Anthony Minghella and superb acting mitigate this defect.
The English Patient October 25, 2009
Nora Diamond (Sunnyvale, CA)
Ralph Fiennes should have won the Oscar for his performance. Heartbreaking. An incredible film. Superb score by Gabriel Yared.
Great movie, not so great DVD September 13, 2009
sarah zen (Texas)
I love this movie and all the extras. However the quality of the DVD wasn't so great. It's like a copy of a copy, there are lines and dots that show up throughout the movie that are a little distracting. I'm disappointed with that.
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