Cinema Cemetery: Episode 69- The English Patient (1996)
02/22/22 • 34 min
“New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.” Set at both the beginning and end of the Second World War, The English Patient tells the tale of the eponymous Count Almaszy, burn victim and hospice patient attempting to tell his story and recover his memory in his final days. As the consequences of his actions circle, other characters struggle to find themselves as they process the waning days of the war. Meanwhile, Almaszy (Ralph Fiennes) tells his tale of love, war, and mapmaking in the desert. Is The English Patient’s story one worth telling? Find out today.
Current Rankings:
Lawerence of Arabia
The Godfather
All About Eve
The Godfather Part II
Silence of the Lambs
Gone With Wind
It Happened One Night
Amadeus
The Deer Hunter
The Sting
All The King’s Men
The Lost Weekend
Bridge on the River Kwai
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Rain Man
Schindler’s List
The French Connection
On The Waterfront
The Sound Of Music
Casablanca
All Quiet on the Western Front
Rebecca
In The Heat of the Night
The Mutiny On The Bounty
You Can’t Take It With You
Marty
Mrs. Miniver
Dances With Wolves
My Fair Lady
Patton
Gentleman’s Agreement
Hamlet
Cimarron
Ben Hur
Chariots of Fire
Gandhi
Braveheart
Unforgiven
Annie Hall
Driving Miss Daisy
Midnight Cowboy
Best Years of Our Lives
From Here to Eternity
Oliver!
Forest Gump
Around the World in 80 Days
The Apartment
The Last Emperor
The Great Ziegfeld
A Man Of All Seasons
The West Side Story
Wings
Grand Hotel
Rocky
Out of Africa
Tom Jones
Kramer v Kramer
Life of Emil Zola
How Green Was My Valley
Platoon
An American in Paris
Going My Way
Greatest Show On Earth
Ordinary People
Terms of Endearment
Broadway Melody
Cavalcade
Gigi
“New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.” Set at both the beginning and end of the Second World War, The English Patient tells the tale of the eponymous Count Almaszy, burn victim and hospice patient attempting to tell his story and recover his memory in his final days. As the consequences of his actions circle, other characters struggle to find themselves as they process the waning days of the war. Meanwhile, Almaszy (Ralph Fiennes) tells his tale of love, war, and mapmaking in the desert. Is The English Patient’s story one worth telling? Find out today.
Current Rankings:
Lawerence of Arabia
The Godfather
All About Eve
The Godfather Part II
Silence of the Lambs
Gone With Wind
It Happened One Night
Amadeus
The Deer Hunter
The Sting
All The King’s Men
The Lost Weekend
Bridge on the River Kwai
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Rain Man
Schindler’s List
The French Connection
On The Waterfront
The Sound Of Music
Casablanca
All Quiet on the Western Front
Rebecca
In The Heat of the Night
The Mutiny On The Bounty
You Can’t Take It With You
Marty
Mrs. Miniver
Dances With Wolves
My Fair Lady
Patton
Gentleman’s Agreement
Hamlet
Cimarron
Ben Hur
Chariots of Fire
Gandhi
Braveheart
Unforgiven
Annie Hall
Driving Miss Daisy
Midnight Cowboy
Best Years of Our Lives
From Here to Eternity
Oliver!
Forest Gump
Around the World in 80 Days
The Apartment
The Last Emperor
The Great Ziegfeld
A Man Of All Seasons
The West Side Story
Wings
Grand Hotel
Rocky
Out of Africa
Tom Jones
Kramer v Kramer
Life of Emil Zola
How Green Was My Valley
Platoon
An American in Paris
Going My Way
Greatest Show On Earth
Ordinary People
Terms of Endearment
Broadway Melody
Cavalcade
Gigi
Previous Episode
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 68- Braveheart (1995)
“Fight and you may die. Run and you will live...at least for a little while. They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!” These iconic words by William Wallace lead off a Scottish resistance against a long-standing English occupation. As Wallace’s life is shattered by a brutal English lord, he leads a brave band of warriors to fight back against a far financially and technically superior foe. Will Wallace and the Scots succeed where others have failed? Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery.
Current Rankings:
Lawerence of Arabia
The Godfather
All About Eve
The Godfather Part II
Silence of the Lambs
Gone With Wind
It Happened One Night
Amadeus
The Deer Hunter
The Sting
All The King’s Men
The Lost Weekend
Bridge on the River Kwai
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Rain Man
Schindler’s List
The French Connection
On The Waterfront
The Sound Of Music
Casablanca
All Quiet on the Western Front
Rebecca
In The Heat of the Night
The Mutiny On The Bounty
You Can’t Take It With You
Marty
Mrs. Miniver
Dances With Wolves
My Fair Lady
Patton
Gentleman’s Agreement
Hamlet
Cimarron
Ben Hur
Chariots of Fire
Gandhi
Unforgiven
Annie Hall
Driving Miss Daisy
Midnight Cowboy
Best Years of Our Lives
From Here to Eternity
Oliver!
Forest Gump
Around the World in 80 Days
The Apartment
The Last Emperor
The Great Ziegfeld
A Man Of All Seasons
The West Side Story
Wings
Grand Hotel
Rocky
Out of Africa
Tom Jones
Kramer v Kramer
Life of Emil Zola
How Green Was My Valley
Platoon
An American in Paris
Going My Way
Greatest Show On Earth
Ordinary People
Terms of Endearment
Broadway Melody
Cavalcade
Gigi
Next Episode
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 70- Titanic (1997)
“I’m king of the world!” “Jack, I’m flying!” “A real man makes his own luck” “I’ll never let go Jack” “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets”. You know the quotes. You’ve heard about the event, now it’s time to take a look at the film itself. Nominated for a record-tying 14 Oscars and winning a record-trying 11, Titanic took the world by storm at the end of 1997. Not only was the film the highest-grossing domestic movie of all time for 12 years, but still holds the record for the longest run at #1. But for all its awards, does Titanic live up to it’s own hype? Find out now!
Current Rankings:
Lawerence of Arabia
The Godfather
All About Eve
The Godfather Part II
Silence of the Lambs
Gone With Wind
It Happened One Night
Amadeus
The Deer Hunter
The Sting
All The King’s Men
The Lost Weekend
Bridge on the River Kwai
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Rain Man
Schindler’s List
The French Connection
On The Waterfront
The Sound Of Music
Casablanca
All Quiet on the Western Front
Rebecca
In The Heat of the Night
The Mutiny On The Bounty
You Can’t Take It With You
Marty
The English Patient
Mrs. Miniver
Dances With Wolves
My Fair Lady
Patton
Gentleman’s Agreement
Hamlet
Cimarron
Ben Hur
Chariots of Fire
Gandhi
Braveheart
Unforgiven
Annie Hall
Driving Miss Daisy
Midnight Cowboy
Best Years of Our Lives
From Here to Eternity
Oliver!
Forest Gump
Around the World in 80 Days
The Apartment
The Last Emperor
The Great Ziegfeld
A Man Of All Seasons
The West Side Story
Wings
Grand Hotel
Rocky
Out of Africa
Tom Jones
Kramer v Kramer
Life of Emil Zola
How Green Was My Valley
Platoon
An American in Paris
Going My Way
Greatest Show On Earth
Ordinary People
Terms of Endearment
Broadway Melody
Cavalcade
Gigi
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