**FREE** THE ENGLISH PATIENT 30th Anniversary Q&A

Anthony Minghella wrote and directed this award-winning adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana (Juliette Binoche), a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot remember his name, so he's known simply as "the English Patient," thanks to his accent. When the hospital is forced to evacuate, Hana determines en route that the patient shouldn't be moved far due to his fragile condition, so the two are left in a monastery to be picked up later. In time, Hana begins to piece together the patient's story from the shards of his memories. (Synopsis by Miramax)

Walter Murch, ACE, is a sound designer, editor, writer, director, and author best known for his work on such films as APOCALYPSE NOW, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, GHOST, THE CONVERSATION, THE GODFATHER Trilogy, AMERICAN GRAFFITI, COLD MOUNTAIN, RETURN TO OZ, and JULIA, among many others. He has won three Oscars (from nine nominations) and has been called "the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema" by film critic Roger Ebert. Walter's sound work on THE CONVERSATION earned him an Oscar nomination, and his editing work on the film was selected by the Motion Picture Editors Guild as one of the best of all time.

John Seale, ACS, ASC is a cinematographer best known for shooting WITNESS (Oscar nom), THE MOSQUITO COAST, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, RAIN MAN (Oscar nom), DEAD POETS SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Oscar win), THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, COLD MOUNTAIN (Oscar nom), and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Oscar nom), among many others.