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The End of the Affair (1999)

The End of the Affair poster
Directed by
Neil Jordan
Genre
drama film, war film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 276 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman carry on an affair that begins in 1939 and continues into the postwar years. The story follows their secret relationship and its emotional toll through wartime and its aftermath.

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What happens

The End of the Affair is a 1999 romantic drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea. The film was based on The End of the Affair, a 1951 novel by British author Graham Greene, which had been adapted as a film in 1955 with Deborah Kerr. The film depicts an extramarital affair which lasts from 1939 to 1946. It is set during World War II and its aftermath. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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