The English Patient by Anthony Minghella (UK, 1996, 162 min.). This sweeping romantic drama received universal acclaim from critics and movie fans alike. Set during WWII, a critically burned patient (Ralph Fiennes) is being cared for by Hana (Binoche), a nurse in an abandoned Italian monastery. Through a series of elaborate flashbacks, we learn how the patient’s affair with a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas), ultimately brought him under Hana’s care. The film won nine Academy Awards in 1996, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Binoche). In English, German, Italian, Arabic, and Hungarian with English subtitles.