Grand Performances: The Films Of Ralph Fiennes

THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996) / QUIZ SHOW (1994)

Thursday, November 13 - 7:30PM Aero Theatre, Santa Monica, CA

THE ENGLISH PATIENT - Winner of 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture!

Ralph Fiennes is badly burned in a WWII plane crash and wakes up in a monastery, where he claims to have no memory of who he is. As nurse Juliette Binoche tends to him, his story emerges in flashbacks, and his passionate affair with Kristin Scott Thomas forms the basis of one of the most beloved romances in movie history. Gabriel Yared’s Oscar-winning score anchors a richly layered, novelistic epic that recalls the best films of David Lean and David O. Selznick.

QUIZ SHOW - Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture

In December 1956, millions of viewers tuned in to watch reigning champ Herb Stempel (John Turturro) lose to the refined Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) on the quiz show “Twenty-One.” But it was all faked, and the resulting scandal is the basis for this nuanced look at integrity falling victim to TV ratings. Paul Attanasio’s script earned an Oscar nomination, as did Redford’s direction and Paul Scofield’s performance as Van Doren’s father.

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