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RATINGS : DONT' WATCH IT BELOW AVERAGE GOOD EXELLENT PERFECT
GENRE :
DRAMA/ROMANCE
DIRECTOR:
ANTHONY MINGHELLA
CAST :
RALPH FIENES,KRISTIN COTT THOMAS,JULIETTE BINOCHE.
YEAR :
1996
DISTRIBUTOR: 
DISNEY/MIRAMAX

MOVIE REVIEW () OUR VERDICT: "A PASSIONATE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART..."
ENGLISHPATIENT.jpg (7648 bytes)WINNER OF 9 ACADEMY AWARD IN 1996 INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, THE ENGLISH PATIENT IS A REMARQUABLE BUT LONG MOVIE EXPERIENCE ...
THE STORY IS VERY RICH, PASSIONATE, FILLED  WITH  LOVE, HATE, HEAT, LIES, SECRETS....
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE STORY IS VERY SLOW AND ONLYTRUE MOVIE FANS WILL APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THIS LENGTH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AND IT SHOWS PASSION IN  ITS RIGHTFUL FORM.
RALPH FIENES AND KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS ARE EXCELLENT ,STUNNING, CONVINCING...
JULIETTE BINOCHE SURPRISES US WITH STRONG, LOYALFULL ACTING AND SHE DESERVES HER OSCAR.
DIRECTING THIS MOVIE WAS A TOUGH THING BUT I THINK MINGHELLA HAS DONE A GOOD JOB.
THIS MOVIE IS A ,UST-SEE FOR DRAMA/ROMANCE  LOVERS AND I DON'T ADVISE ANY OTHER MOVIE FAN TO WATCH IT BECAUSE HE'LL GET BORED


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THE DVD HAS NOTHING SPECIAL IN IT:
NO EXTRA FEATURES, NO OTHER AUDIO LANGUAGES THAN ENGLISH, JUST SPANISH SUBTITLES....
IT'S REALLY A SHAME TO HAVE SUCH A MOVIE WITH NO ADDITIONAL  FEATURES NEXT TO IT....

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