In love, there are no boundaries.
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
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Character
Earnest, grave, contemplative and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
45 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Thrill Chasers.
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Cast
- Ralph FiennesAlmásy
- Juliette BinocheHana
- Willem DafoeDavid Caravaggio
- Kristin Scott ThomasKatharine Clifton
- Naveen AndrewsSikh Kip
- Colin FirthGeoffrey Clifton
- Julian WadhamMadox
- Torri HigginsonMary
- Jürgen ProchnowMajor Muller
- Kevin WhatelySgt. Hardy
Crew
- Anthony MinghellaDirector
- Anthony MinghellaScreenplay
- Michael OndaatjeNovel
- John SealeDirector of Photography
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Walter MurchEditor
- Saul ZaentzProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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