"Promise Me You'll Come Back for Me"...
The ultimate line in this sweeping and beautiful biopic. Kristin Scott Thomas is luminous in her role. She almost lost the role to Demi Moore if 20th Century Fox had agreed to bankroll the project. I loved Binoche, but Thomas was the true soul of the story.
My choices for Best Actress, 1996:
BEST ACTRESS
Diane Keaton, Marvin's Room
Queen Latifah, Set It Off
Frances McDormand, Fargo
Meryl Streep, Marvin's Room
Kristin Scott Thomas, The English Patient
Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves