The English Patient - DVD

In a ruined Italian monastery-turned-Allied hospital in World War II, an amnesiac, severely burned plane crash victim is cared for by a devoted young nurse. Through flashbacks of the man's past, a tale of wartime intrigue and forbidden love in the sands of North Africa unfolds. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Willem Dafoe star in director/scripter Anthony Minghella's rich drama; winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress. 162 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

DVD. Taut World War II thriller stars Brad Pitt as Max Vatan, a Canadian intelligence officer who marries beautiful French Resistance fighter Marianne Beauséjour (Marion Cotillard). Their love is put to the ultimate test when it looks as though Marianne could actually be a German spy, and Max is faced with the very real possibility that he'll be ordered to kill his wife if she's found to be guilty. With Jared Harris, Matthew Goode, Lizzy Caplan. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.