The End of the Affair ★★★ 1999 (R) 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. 101m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. GB Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart, Sam Bould, Jason Isaacs;
Director:
Neil Jordan;
Writer:
Neil Jordan;
Writer:
Roger Pratt;
Cameo:
Michael Nyman. British Acad. '99: Adapt. Screenplay.
