Catholic Insight, May 1st, 1997
It's a pretty picture, to be sure; an Emotional Grande Tour of the windswept Sahara and impossibly gorgeous characters engaged in a do-or-die tale told in Tolstoy meets - National Geographic style.
Of course, The English Patient is a classic. It's got all those great themes: all-consuming passion, personal versus political interests, self sacrifice versus betrayal. And bags of Oscars too.
In fact, The English Patient is considered such a great film that Canadians and Brits are quietly arguing over which country deserves more credit.
"Isn't it wonderful that the English are doing so well t...
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