A sprawling romantic classic.

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 1999)

TEP satisfies in the grand filmic tradition of David Lean. Beautiful photography takes you to the exotic locales, nonpareil acting from a brilliant ensemble cast headed by the inscrutable Fiennes, the stunning Binoche and the beautifully understated Thomas. The "trick" of telling parallel stories via flashback works extraordinarily well in translating an "unfilmable" book to the screen. Repeated viewings make me love this film more and more.