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Atonement
Why this pick
Its sweeping wartime romance, fractured chronology and lush visual melancholy echo the intimate ache and memory-driven storytelling of The English Patient.
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MOVIE1996 2h 42m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Through a series of flashbacks, gradually explain who they are and in so doing, reveal the true identity of the English patient -- the unknown survivor of a plane shot down over the Sahara, who lies dying in an Italian monastery.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ralph Fiennes
Count László de Almásy
Nino Castelnuovo
D'Agostino
Peter Rühring
Bermann
Jason Done
Kiss Me Soldier
Roger Morlidge
Sergeant - Desert Train
Simon Sherlock
Private - Desert Train
Sonia Mankaï
Arab Nurse
Gregor Truter
Corporal - El Taj