Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)

In a ruined Italian monastery-turned-Allied hospital in World War II, a mysterious amnesiac patient, severely burned from a plane crash, is cared for by a devoted young nurse. Through flashbacks, the story 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 lush, romantic adaptation of the Michael Ondaatje novel; winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director and Supporting Actress. 162 min.