115: Revisiting The English Patient 25 years later - a podcast by Seventh Row

from 2021-10-27T13:00

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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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