a sweeping and deeply move love story feature powerful performance from ralph fiennes and willem defoe and juliette binoche . it tell the story of a badly burn man ( ralph fiennes ) who get pull out of a plane wreak during world war two and tell his nurse ( juliette binoche ) his story . just before the war he fell in love with the beautiful katherine clifton ( kristen scott thomas ) however she be married to jeffery clifton ( colin firth ) and the two begin a passionate and forbidden affair . a very haunting and tragic story of love and desire set against some absolutely gorgeous location in the desert . a must see especially if your a fan of anthony minghellas work but be prepare to shed a lot of tear it very move especially at the end .