# The End of the Affair (1999)

> During postwar London, a novelist's jealous search for the truth about a former lover becomes a haunting meditation on desire, marriage, and faith.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12066

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: Neil Jordan
- Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, James Bolam, Ian Hart, Jason Isaacs, Deborah Findlay, Sam Bould
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172396/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, brooding, intimate, quiet evening, rainy day

## Synopsis

A love affair's haunting echoes linger in the shadows of post-war London.

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