The End of the Affair (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Neil Jordan |
| Produced by | Neil Jordan Stephen Woolley |
| Written by | Graham Greene (novel) Neil Jordan (screenplay) |
| Starring | Ralph Fiennes Julianne Moore Stephen Rea |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editing by | Tony Lawson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 2, 1999 (USA) December 10 (Canada) February 11, 2000 (UK) March 9, 2000 (Australia) March 9, 2000 (New Zealand) |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23,000,000 (estimated) |
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The End of the Affair is a 1999 drama film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea.
The film is based on The End of the Affair, a 1951 novel by British author Graham Greene.
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[edit] Plot
On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix (Ralph Fiennes) has a chance meeting with Henry Miles (Stephen Rea), husband of his ex-mistress Sarah (Julianne Moore), who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.
[edit] Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Maurice Bendrix
- Stephen Rea as Henry Miles
- Julianne Moore as Sarah Miles
- Heather-Jay Jones as Henry's Maid
- James Bolam as Mr. Savage
- Ian Hart as Mr. Parkis
- Sam Bould as Lance Parkis
- Cyril Shaps as Waiter
- Penny Morrell as Bendrix's Landlady
- Simon Fisher Turner as Doctor Gilbert
- Jason Isaacs as Father Richard Smythe
- Deborah Findlay as Miss Smythe
- Nicholas Hewetson as Chief Warden
- Jack McKenzie as Chief Engineer
[edit] Awards
In the 2000s Oscar's Julianne Moore was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, and Roger Pratt was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The film also got several nominations at the BAFTA awards, including Best Cinematography (Roger Pratt), Best Costume Design (Sandy Powell), Best Film (Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Ralph Fiennes) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Julianne Moore). Neil Jordan won a BAFTA for Best adapted screenplay. In the 2000s Golden Globes Neil Jordan was nominated for Best Director (Motion Picture) and Juliann Moore was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. Ralph Fiennes also won the best eyewear award at the GQ Men of 2000 Awards for the pair of National Health Service spectacles he sported in the film.
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