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)

Show notes

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