The End of the Affair Movie Review 1999

During the Blitz of WWII, married Londoner Sarah Miles (Moore) suddenly breaks off her affair with writer Maurice Bendrix (Fiennes). An unexpected meeting with her husband, Henry (Rea), leads Bendrix to believe Sarah is having a new affair and he hires a detective (Hart) to follow her. Instead, Bendrix discovers her reasons for breaking off with him and her spiritual reawakening. Compellingly adult drama about love, faith, and moral dilemmas that is based on the 1955 novel by Graham Greene.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

London, World War II, Obsessive Love, Romantic Triangles, Romantic Drama, Religion, Writers, Books to Film: Graham Greene, Nuns & Priests, Marriage, Private Eyes, Director/Star Teams: Jordan & Rea, Terminal Illness, Reunited

Screenplay

Neil Jordan

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart, Sam Bould, Jason Isaacs

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Director

Neil Jordan

Music

Michael Nyman

Producer

Stephen Woolley, Columbia Pictures

Awards

British Acad. 1999: Adapt. Screenplay.