Review of The English Patient (1996) by Deidre W — 26 Jul 2009
"HE HAS NO NAME, NO COUNTRY, NO PAST.
BUT BEYOND THE MYSTERY THAT HOLDS HIM CAPTIVE, LIES THE MEMORY OF A WOMAN WHO CAN SET HIM FREE.".
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Almasy: New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.
Katharine Clifton: My darling. I'm waiting for you. How long is the day in the dark? Or a week? The fire is gone, and I'm horribly cold. I really should drag myself outside but then there'd be the sun. I'm afraid I waste the light on the paintings, not writing these words. We die. We die rich with lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we've entered and swum up like rivers. Fears we've hidden in - like this wretched cave. I want all this marked on my body. Where the real countries are. Not boundaries drawn on mapswith the names of powerful men. I know you'll come carry me out to the Palace of Winds. That's what I've wanted: to walk in such a place with you. With friends, on an earth without maps. The lamp has gone out and I'm writing in the darkness.
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This is one of my all time favorite romance movies. I watched this in 1996 and I fell in love with its cinematography and romantic lines. although I am not into war movies, this movie incorporated war to serve as a backdrop for the blossoming love affair between our main character and his Catherine -who happened to be married with an explorer-cum-spy. Anyway, this movie is too passionate and overwhelmingly romantic, that the romance between Almasy and Catherine gave life to the bleakness and aridness of the desert where their love started to germinate.
The pacing of the story maybe slow for others, but watching this movie is like sipping a vintage wine savoring its flavor to its last drop.
This review of The English Patient (1996) was written by Deidre W on 26 Jul 2009.
The English Patient has generally received very positive reviews.
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