Word: characterizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Moments such as these, however, are too scarce in a film that ends up expending most of its energy working through two major structural problems: an increasingly absurd plot and the difficulties of adapting a novel that consists primarily of first person interior narration. Jordan unadvisedly takes a literal approach...
If the audience is overexposed to Bendrix, the opposite is true of Sarah. Even after a cumbersome transition section built around her voice-overs, the character is only hazily defined. Rather than attempting to tackle the book's complicated explanation of Sarah's take on her marriage and affair, Jordan...
The strengths of the film are largely those of its great character actors. Stephen Rea, a Jordan veteran (this is his eighth film with the director), turns in a heartfelt and understated performance as Henry. Rather than playing up to traditional jilted husband clichs, Rea imbues the character with a...
Jordan not only directed The End of the Affair, but wrote the adaptation of the Greene novel himself. "[The novel] has a combination of eroticism and spirituality I thought was fascinating" The themes that he explored through this love affair--he pushed the idea of commitment, and the idea of...
Little has pointed out something that is at the heart of A&M: The Aggie Family is very important. Former students, parents, siblings and friends are all part of this wonderful, supportive, cohesive group. Bonfire isn't about a pep rally or game. It is an event that builds character...