Ordinary WorldThe world felt like a more ordinary place before World War II. Or at least a much safer place. And pre-World War II Egypt is a paradise of sorts for Almásy, a man who likes to be by...

Italy, October 1944; Egypt, 1939-1942Monk-eying AroundThe Italian monastery is in ruins when Hana takes residence there with her patient. But as she nurses him, she cleans the place up. She plants...

Now This Is A Story All About How His Plane Got Flipped, Turned Upside DownAnd he'd like to take a minute (or almost 180 of them), so sit right there, and Almásy will tell you how he became—well...

Romance; Historical fiction; DramaThe English Patient is like a modern day Casablanca (1942). It's reminiscent of that classic black-and-white film because it's set in the same time period, re...

Count Laszlo de Almásy doesn't sound like an English name… because it isn't. But when his plane goes down, and burns him up in the process, his entire identity goes up in smoke too. He speaks En...

Rocks Fall, Everyone DiesAre you feeling a little too happy? Having too many positive thoughts about the world? You should watch The English Patient and bring yourself down to earth a bit. (And by...

RWe compared The English Patient to Casablanca when discussing the film's genre, but The English Patient has two things Casablanca didn't—sex and violence. And sex. And violence. Made fifty years...