On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 29 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Guaranteed to be mistaken for a first-rate picture.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The characters are so unsympathetic, the adulterous love affair at the heart of the story so joyless, and the three main performances so mannered that it's hard to feel anything but disappointment and boredom.
– Jonathan Foreman,
New York Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Jordan proves again that he is a supreme storyteller of complex human dramas.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Handsomely mounted, literate, emotionally sophisticated, The End of the Affair has everything a period romance should have.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The elegance of Roger Pratt's camera and the handsome costuming create a tension between the stately surface world and the raw passion of the characters.