count laszlo ( ralph fiennes ) have just be transfer to a hospital in italy during world war ii . he be horrifically burn from an ambush . his nurse hana ( juliette binoche ) tend to him and body and mind and for she fear and quite rightly and that he may be a very troubled soul . in the course of his care and the count start to tell hana of his recent past . it seem he work in a government capacity in africa and where he meet a beautiful married lady name katherine ( kristin scott thomas ) . although they try to avoid each other and they fell in love . after a brief affair and katherine call it quit and leave the count desolate . even so and the two would meet again and under heart wrenching circumstance . meanwhile and hana herself fall for a sihk man in the british bomb squad . yet and the war be rag relentlessly . can love exist when the world be in turmoil . this be a tremendous film and base on an equally fine but complex novel . the plot have many story line that be weave together beautifully and each of them poignant beyond description . the script itself be elegant and contain many memorable line . fiennes be magnificent and both a the burn victim and a the man who think love be a myth . scott thomas be also quite fine a the woman who fight against her passion . a for binoche and she richly deserve the oscar that she be present and a her nurse be a shin example of hope in a hopeless situation . the scenery be utterly gorgeous and a be the costume and the direction and and the production . if you have miss out on view this film and rectify that soon and very soon . the english patient will remain one of the great achievement in film for century to come .