Juliette Binoche The film was a critical and commercial failure. "Three Colors: Blue", "The Horseman on the Roof" and "A Couch in New York" all gave Binoche the opportunity to work with prestigious directors she had turned down during the prolonged shoot of "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf". Her next role, in "The English Patient" reinforced her position as an international movie star. The film, based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje and directed by Anthony Minghella, was a worldwide hit. Produced by Saul Zaentz, producer of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", the film reunited Juliette Binoche with Ralph Fiennes, Heathcliff to her
Ralph Fiennes (1996) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. Since then, Fiennes has been in a number of notable films, including "Quiz Show" (1994), "Strange Days" (1995), "The End of the Affair" (1999), "Red Dragon" (2002), "Maid in Manhattan" (2002), "The Constant Gardener" (2005), "In Bruges" (2008), "The Reader" (2008), "Clash of the Titans" (2010), "Great Expectations" (2012) and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014). He voiced Rameses in "The Prince of Egypt" (1998) and Alfred Pennyworth in "The Lego Batman Movie" (2017). Fiennes is also known for his roles in