The End of the Affair Double Feature (1955/1999)

Rating:
Summary: Sadly Beautiful
Review: Jordan's rendetion of the End of the Affair captures more of the temptous nature of Moore's character and the complexity this woman encases. Moore amazingly pulls it off while Fiennes role reprises that of the last few roles he has done... ie English Patient, Onegin, and Wuthering Heights. Fiennes plays these charactes adeptly but brings nothing new or individualistic to the role. The story wrought full of emotion sometimes bogs itself down and is slow prodding. Masterfully done, it's a maddening story but the characters emote so beautifully that you can't help but deeply appreciate it as is. The DVD version offers little else in the way of extras and the 1955 version offered little that I enjoyed.

Rating:
Summary: Sadly Beautiful
Review: Jordan's rendetion of the End of the Affair captures more of the temptous nature of Moore's character and the complexity this woman encases. Moore amazingly pulls it off while Fiennes role reprises that of the last few roles he has done... ie English Patient, Onegin, and Wuthering Heights. Fiennes plays these charactes adeptly but brings nothing new or individualistic to the role. The story wrought full of emotion sometimes bogs itself down and is slow prodding. Masterfully done, it's a maddening story but the characters emote so beautifully that you can't help but deeply appreciate it as is. The DVD version offers little else in the way of extras and the 1955 version offered little that I enjoyed.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Dramatic Interpretation
Review: Staying mostly true to the original near autobiographical book by Graham Greene, the director of the highly effective "The Crying Game", has produced another winner. The story of the writer Maurice Bendrix's affair with a best friend's wife is woven about the later events of his attempts to establish who his previous lover is now seeing. The main characters are strongly cast with Ralph Fiennes as Maurice and Julianne Moore as his lover. Scene setting, pace and photography are exceptional to convey the time about World War II in London. Preserving the interweaving of the srands from the book, has established a work that is constantly interesting yet still understandable. Changing one character, presumably to make the plot simpler, has lost one of Greene's messages from the book. Otherwise the other themes are there, with all the angst that Greene obviously felt in his own life and the real twist that comes at the end. With the added features of commentary by Julianne Moore and especially by the director, we can appreciate more fully the beauty of the film and the book itself. This is a great story, filmed beautifully, that will reward repeat viewing. Picture and sound quality are great.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Dramatic Interpretation
Review: Staying mostly true to the original near autobiographical book by Graham Greene, the director of the highly effective "The Crying Game", has produced another winner. The story of the writer Maurice Bendrix's affair with a best friend's wife is woven about the later events of his attempts to establish who his previous lover is now seeing. The main characters are strongly cast with Ralph Fiennes as Maurice and Julianne Moore as his lover. Scene setting, pace and photography are exceptional to convey the time about World War II in London. Preserving the interweaving of the srands from the book, has established a work that is constantly interesting yet still understandable. Changing one character, presumably to make the plot simpler, has lost one of Greene's messages from the book. Otherwise the other themes are there, with all the angst that Greene obviously felt in his own life and the real twist that comes at the end. With the added features of commentary by Julianne Moore and especially by the director, we can appreciate more fully the beauty of the film and the book itself. This is a great story, filmed beautifully, that will reward repeat viewing. Picture and sound quality are great.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Dramatic Interpretation
Review: Staying mostly true to the original near autobiographical book by Graham Greene, the director of the highly effective "The Crying Game", has produced another winner. The story of the writer Maurice Bendrix's affair with a best friend's wife is woven about the later events of his attempts to establish who his previous lover is now seeing. The main characters are strongly cast with Ralph Fiennes as Maurice and Julianne Moore as his lover. Scene setting, pace and photography are exceptional to convey the time about World War II in London. Preserving the interweaving of the srands from the book, has established a work that is constantly interesting yet still understandable. Changing one character, presumably to make the plot simpler, has lost one of Greene's messages from the book. Otherwise the other themes are there, with all the angst that Greene obviously felt in his own life and the real twist that comes at the end. With the added features of commentary by Julianne Moore and especially by the director, we can appreciate more fully the beauty of the film and the book itself. This is a great story, filmed beautifully, that will reward repeat viewing. Picture and sound quality are great.

Rating:
Summary: Romanticism or Satire
Review: This film certainly ranks highly as one of my all time favorite romantic stories. The pace is precise and builds a story that is quite involving and moving as well. The recent version is certainly presented in a much more captivating style in terms of cinematography. If you missed this film in the theatres, this is a must-have.

Rating:
Summary: Romanticism or Satire
Review: This film certainly ranks highly as one of my all time favorite romantic stories. The pace is precise and builds a story that is quite involving and moving as well. The recent version is certainly presented in a much more captivating style in terms of cinematography. If you missed this film in the theatres, this is a must-have.