Kristin Scott Thomas as Katherine Clifton

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Kristin Scott Thomas as Katherine Clifton is the acclaimed portrayal of a sophisticated, unhappily married Englishwoman whose passionate affair drives much of the emotional and tragic core of the film "The English Patient."

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instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmRole
appearsInWork The English Patient
surface form: The English Patient (film)
awardRecognitionForPortrayal Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
surface form: AcademyAwardNominationForBestSupportingActress

BAFTANominationForBestActressInALeadingRole
basedOnCharacterFrom The English Patient
surface form: The English Patient (novel)
basedOnWorkBy Michael Ondaatje
centralThemeContribution adultery
emotionalConflict
tragicRomance
characterName Katherine Clifton
characterTrait passionate
sophisticated
unhappilyMarried
cinematicStyleAssociation lushCinematography
costumeDesignNotability periodWardrobe
deathInFiction diesFromInjuriesAfterPlaneCrash
drivesPlotElement emotionalCoreOfFilm
tragicClimax
emotionalTone intense
melancholic
filmDirector Anthony Minghella
filmReleaseYear 1996
filmRuntimeApprox 162 minutes
genreOfWork romantic war drama film
hasLoverInFiction Count László de Almásy
surface form: László de Almásy
languageOfWork English
maritalStatusInFiction married
narrativeFunction catalystForTragedy
loveInterestOfProtagonist
nationalityInFiction English
notableFor acclaimedPerformance
occupationInFiction explorer’sWife
partOfEnsembleCastWith Colin Firth
Juliette Binoche
Willem Dafoe
portrayedBy Kristin Scott Thomas
productionCountryOfWork United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
screenPartnerActor Ralph Fiennes
screenPartnerCharacter Count László de Almásy
surface form: László de Almásy
settingContext World War II
surface form: Second World War
settingRegion North Africa
spouseInFiction Geoffrey Clifton
studioOfWork Miramax Films
transportContext aerialSurveyExpeditions

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The English Patient portrays Kristin Scott Thomas as Katherine Clifton