Based on Michael Ondaatje’s Booker prize-winning novel, “The English Patient” is a sumptuous romance set during the second world war in the deserts of North Africa and the rolling hills of Tuscany. Hana (Juliette Binoche), a shell-shocked Canadian nurse decides to stay in an abandoned villa to nurse a mysterious English patient (Ralph Fiennes) who is burned beyond recognition and doesn’t remember his name. Gradually we learn the truth of his identity and of his doomed love affair with Katherine Mansfield (Kristen Scott Thomas). Winner of 9 Oscars at the 1996 Academy Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche) and Best Cinematography for Australian John Seale.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Stream, rent or buy via
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309261
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adultery
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)