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The Affair

1995 · 105 min

A quiet, earnest wartime romance steeped in longing and racial tension, unfolding with restrained emotion and a lingering sense of heartache.

Directed by
Paul Seed
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Overview
A black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of her relationship with him as she discovered he had been having an affair with his secretary.

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Directed by
Paul Seed
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • race
  • betrayal
  • war
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Paul Seed
Written by
Bryan Goluboff
Starring
Courtney B. Vance, Kerry Fox, Leland Gantt, Ned Beatty, Bill Nunn, Ciarán Hinds, Beatie Edney, Fraser James
Music
Christopher Gunning
Cinematography
Ivan Strasburg
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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