The End of the Affair
1999 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.6 · 66% critics
In postwar London, a writer runs into the husband of the woman who abruptly ended their affair years earlier. Still consumed by jealousy and unanswered questions, he becomes determined to understand what happened and pulls himself back into her life, even arranging for her to be followed.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-12-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (272 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a moody, emotionally intense story about obsession, guilt, and faith after an affair, with a slow-burn structure; Not for you if explicit intimacy or bleak romantic drama isn’t your thing, like Unfaithful.
Pros: intense romantic drama; strong performances; thoughtful themes | Cons: slow, gloomy pacing; heavy melodrama; explicit sex scenes
Themes
- infidelity
- london, england
- jealousy
- bomb
- obsession
- world war ii
- romance
- church
- london blitz
- 1940s
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2000
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2000 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2000 · nominated
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- BAFTA Award — Best Original Music · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Makeup and Hair · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2000 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role · 2000 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1999 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1999 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1999 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ralph Fiennes
as Maurice Bendrix
Julianne Moore
as Sarah Miles
Stephen Rea
as Henry Miles
James Bolam
as Mr. Savage
Ian Hart
as Mr. Parkis
Jason Isaacs
as Father Richard Smythe
Deborah Findlay
as Miss Smythe
Sam Bould
as Lance Parkis
Cyril Shaps
as Waiter
- ST
Simon Turner
as Dr Gilbert
Directed by Neil Jordan