Title: The English patient
Description: At the end of World War II, four survivors live in an abandoned villa in Italy: a nurse, her English patient, a thief whose skills were put to heroic use during the war, and an Indian sapper hunting out unexploded bombs.
Subjects: Drama, Man-woman relationships, Film adaptations, World War, 1939-1945
Places: Italy
People: Michael Ondaatje (1943-)