115: Revisiting The English Patient 25 years later
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English - October 27, 2021 13:00 - 2 hours - 293 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTV & Film film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We revisit The English Patient on its 25th anniversary and consider its complicated legacy. The episode features two first-timers and two superfans. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and special guest Andrew Kendall On this episode: The English Patient and its reviled Oscar legacy (7:10) The state of modern literary adaptations (15:50) Why we like the film (21:40) Almásy and Katherine/Ralph Fiennes and Kristen Scott Thomas (24:53) Hana and Kip/Juliette Binoche and Naveen Andrews (53:51) The English Patient as a war movie (1:04:22) Stand out scenes (1:14:20) Adaptation (1:23:29) Caravaggio/Willem Dafoe and alternate castings (1:27:12) Minghella's other work (1:47:05) Conclusion (1:57:37) Joachim Trier announcement (1:57:52) Podcast format change (2:00:59)
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