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So what did you think of KST in "The English Patient"?

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John Coombs

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In Reply to: I thought that film... posted by Victor Khomenko on February 01, 2002 at 15:09:04:

So what did you think of her in "The English Patient"?
I fell in love with the book (the only reading material
I had during a extended train trip between Munich and
Vienna) -- but didn't personally think Kristin Scott-
Thomas portrayed the woman two men gave their lives for.
Still pondering which actress could have played her
better though...
John

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Re: So what did you think of KST in "The English Patient"? - Victor Khomenko 18:44:53 02/01/02 (2)
I think you are right. She had some nice and sexy moments, but the whole movie was too fakish to my taste, and she was somewhat lost in it. However, the funny part is, looking back, I think she was still more interesting than the main character - don't you think so? He always seemed so unsure of himself that she looked like his mother next to him. I haven't read the book. An interesting question: did you read it before or after seeing the film?
- English Patient (cont'd) - John Coombs 18:14:05 02/02/02 (1)
  Victor --
  I'd read the book first -- about three or so years before
  the movie came out. I was totally jazzed anticipating
  the film -- my girlfriend at the time kept calling it "THE
  movie" as we waited for its release.
  The book, after its first 30 pages, is stunningly lyrical.
  Much of its magic is the mystery of who "the English
  Patient" lying in that bed in the Italian Monastery is.
  In the book you get small fragments of his memories to
  piece together, pieces of greek and roman history about
  egypt and libya, all of which gradually come together.
  The second half of the book -- about the nurse and the
  sikh soldier, eventually has its own lyricism. It was one
  of my favorite books -- the movie kind of took away from
  that in my opinion.
  I've heard people say they hated the book too -- maybe there
  is no middle ground.
  On reflection, maybe Ingrid Bergman would have made a
  better Katherine.
  John
  - Re: English Patient (cont'd) - Victor Khomenko 04:41:31 02/04/02 (0)
    After you saw the film - did you reread the book? The films are always direct and powerful in the way they color our reading impressions.
    I have never been a fan of Ingrid, always found her lacking SEVERELY in the female sex appeal area, much like Joanne Woodward, both sexless creature, I think. and by sex I don't mean just the raw drive, but the subtle one as well, even more so perhaps.

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