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7,0-7,9, drama,, male director, romance,

“The End Of The Affair” (Neil Jordan, UK 1999)

June 21, 2017 Rene Hirsch

The End Of The Affair

“You can’t go on fighting (God), it’s only love after all”
This version focuses on love as a transcendenting force, expressing itself in religious fervor for her and in hate for him. The discourse around religion and belief is however much less sophisticated than in the original version of 1955.

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Rea, Julianne Moore, Heather Jay Jones, James Bolam
Written and Directed: Neil Jordan
Based On The Novel by Graham Greene
Music: Michael Nyman
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Editing: Tony Lawson

7,0-7,9, drama,, male director, romance,

“The End Of The Affair” (Edward Dmytryk, UK 1955)

June 20, 2017 Rene Hirsch

The End Of The Affair_1955

Score and atmosphere influenced by David Lean’s A Brief Encounter

Actors: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Graham Greene (from the novel by), Lenore J. Coffee (screenplay) Music: Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography: Wilkie Cooper
Editing: Alan Osbiston

7,0-7,9, drama,, female director, romance,

“Before I Fall” (Ry Russo-Young, USA 2017)

June 2, 2017 Rene Hirsch

Before I Fall

Variation on Groundhog Day. Lots of quality but some weaknesses in the scenario

Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Elena Kampouris, Logan Miller, Cynthy Wu, Medalion Rahimi, Jennifer Beals, Kian Lawley, Liv Hewson
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Writer (novel): Lauren Oliver
Writer: Maria Maggenti
Cinematographer: Michael Fimognari
Editor: Joe Landauer
Composer: Adam Taylor