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The End Of The Affair [DVD] [2000]
enlarge	Director: Neil Jordan Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, Heather-Jay Jones, James Bolam Studio: Uca Category: DVD List Price: ~~£5.99~~ Buy Used: £3.28 as of 22/11/2009 02:50 GMT details You Save: £2.71 (45%) New (2) Used (10) from £3.28 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 31586 Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Letterboxed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled) Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 97 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035822909335 ASIN: B00004U0LN Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2000 Release Date: April 12, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review It's entirely fitting that IThe End of the Affair/I plays out in a 1940s London that's either blacked-out during the Blitz or wreathed in a pea-souper during the post-war period. After all, Neil Jordan's movie is a mystery play in the guise of a love-story, and its interior is a fog of conjecture and misunderstanding. Only at the end does the mist clear away and we see things in stark clarity. pBased on Graham Greene's most autobiographical novel, IThe End of the Affair/I offers an autopsy of the adulterous love affair between glacial Sarah Miles (Oscar-nominated Julianne Moore) and intense writer Maurice Bendrix (Ralph Fiennes). Out on the sidelines, Ian Hart proves convincingly twitchy as a working-class private eye, while Jordan regular Stephen Rea (as the cuckolded husband) mooches about with a face like November. In the mean-time, the movie circles deliberately around its central bone of contention: the bomb blast that spared Maurice's life but brought his relationship with Sarah to its sudden, inexplicable end. pUnfortunately, IThe End of the Affair/I winds up something of a mixed bag. If anything, Jordan is almost too respectful of Greene's source material: toiling lovingly on the intricacies of his story (its shabby London settings, its clash of profane love with redemptive Catholicism) while leaving the drama idling. The result is a film you'll probably admire rather than love. Its chill ambience dampens down the passion. --IXan Brooks/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » VERY ROMANTIC October 18, 2001 dawn.sloan@northlindsey.ac.uk (Scunthorpe, England, UK) 8 out of 9 found this review helpful As soon as I heard about this film I wanted to see it, firstly because I like Ralhph Fiennes so much, he is a brilliant actor and good looking to boot, and secondly because wartime dramas are always so romantic (eg Hanover Street). Everything seems so much more passionate and urgent in a wartime setting because you don't know if you will be here this time next week. I loved this film and even though the ending is not a happy one (I love happy endings) I totally agree with the character's attitude at the end of the film. I sympathised so much with his character, but also with hers (Julianne Moore's). You could feel the agony that they were both going through. All the actors were superb - highly recommended. I think I will buy the DVD version because my video version is getting worn out! Profoundly Moving February 20, 2004 6 out of 7 found this review helpful A superbly written and acted, moving account of love, passion and ultimate sacrifice and heartache. I was captivated by this accomplished cinematic interpretation of Graham Greene's novel so beautifully portrayed and characterised..............one of the few films for which i shall never tire. Best film I saw that year May 30, 2003 5 out of 6 found this review helpful I cried. I couldn't stop thinking about this film three days after seeing it for the first time. story about believe and disbelieve in mankind, love and God January 8, 2001 2 out of 3 found this review helpful The protagonist finally finds out that love is not about a selfish fulfillment of one's own will and needs, but to be prepared to give up everything for this love. This story crosses several relegious items where the author strugles continiously with his own disbelieve but has to admit that several religious themes our part of daily live. Finally, he doesn't find an answer for his doubts and thus sticks in his exentialism and nihilism as we also expreience in the works of Camus and Sartre. Shame this Affair Had To End! July 31, 2002 E. A. Redfearn (Middlesbrough) 9 out of 11 found this review helpful The lovely Julianne Moore plays Sarah, a middle class housewife who is trapped in a dull marriage and drifts into an affair with a writer (Ralph Fiennes.) The affair has profound implications on both their lives. Overall, its a moving film to watch, although a little slow at times. Nevertheless, the charismatic personalities of the lead actors and the skillful direction of Neil Jordan keep the story moving, and the emotions surfacing throughout to its sad conclusions which are; well I wont divulge those. Picture and sound are rather good for the video version. Not having seen the DVD version, I cannot comment, but I would imagine it would be better. If you like romance films, then you wont go far wrong with this. Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next »

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