Fun Trivia : English Patient, The

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English Patient, The

Who wrote the novel the film was adapted from?

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Michael Ondaatje. The novel won the Booker prize.



Where does the 'English Patient,' of the title, come from?

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Hungary. Laszlo de Almasy is his real name. And the guy really existed.



Who is suffering from 'uxoriousness'?

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Geoffrey Clifton. 'Excessive fondness or submission to a wife', dixit Merriam-Webster.



Where is Hana from?

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Canada. She's from Montreal.



What is 'Caravaggio''s characteristic that he blames on Almasy?

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Thumbs severed. A poor nurse is compelled to do the dirty job.



What is 'Szerelem, szerelem' supposed to mean?

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Love . It's Hungarian.



What is the name of the friend of Hana's that dies in the Jeep explosion?

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Jeanne.



Who is the author of the book that the English Patient carries around?

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Herodotus.



Who played Hana?

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Juliette Binoche. She also starred with Ralph Fiennes (who played Count Almásy) in "Wuthering Heights".



What was the cave in which Katherine died called?

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The Cave of Swimmers. It had wonderful drawings of people swimming on its walls. This is not a fictional cave.



What was Almásy wearing on his head when he told Katherine to "swoon"?

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a paper crown.



What was in the thimble that Almásy bought Katherine?

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saffron. Saffron is a yellowy substance. Katherine was wearing it before she died.



When Katherine and Almásy were lying in bed, what did he say she was always doing?

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beating him. One of my favourite scenes, it really brings out Almásy's humour through the wonderful dialogue and Fienne's magnificant acting.



In the scene at the 'movies', when Katherine tells Almásy that it's over, what happens when she is leaving?

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she hits her head on a metal bar.



When Almásy is dragging Katherine from the plane and she tells him it hurts, what does he say?

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"I know, darling, I'm sorry.". One of the most moving lines in the play. You can really see that he can't bear for her to be in pain.



What does Almásy get angry at when Katherine dances with a boy at the party?

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her holding the boy's collar. It shows how his views on ownership have changed. He now WANTS to 'own' Katherine.