Affinity (film)
| Affinity | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Tim Fywell |
| Produced by | Adrian Bate |
| Written by |
Andrew Davies (screenwriter) Sarah Waters (novel) |
| Starring |
Zoë Tapper Anna Madeley Domini Blythe Amanda Plummer Mary Jo Randle |
| Music by | Frédéric Weber |
| Edited by | Mary Finlay |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Affinity is a 2008 UK film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 1999 novel of the same name;[1] directed by Tim Fywell and screenplay by Andrew Davies.[2][3] The film was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series.[4]
Plot
Affinity is set in Victorian England; the story of an upper-class woman, Margaret (Anna Madeley), who becomes an official "Visitor" to a woman's prison; however, she becomes emotionally attached to one of the inmates, Selina (Zoe Tapper).
As the story progresses through Selina's shady background, and Margaret's dislike of her home life; a plot to break out of the prison develops. But just what the plan is, and who calls the shots is yet to be discovered.
Cast
- Zoë Tapper as Selina Dawes
- Anna Madeley as Margaret Prior
- Domini Blythe as Mother Prior
- Amanda Plummer as Miss Ridley
- Mary Jo Randle as Mrs Jelf
- Caroline Loncq as Ruth Vigers
- Anne Reid as Mrs Brink
- Vincent Leclerc as Theophilus
- Anna Massey as Miss Haxby
- Ferelith Young as Helen
- Sara Lloyd-Gregory as Madeleine
- Brett Watson as Stephen Prior
- Candis Nergaard as Black Eyed Sue
- Kenneth Hadley as Prison Porter
- Sarah Crowden as Ada
- Nickolas Grace as Mr Hither
- Paul Clayton as Mr Vincy
External links
- Affinity on IMDb
- Affinity (2008), review at the Online Video Guide
References
- ↑ "Review of "Affinity"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Affinity by Sarah Waters". Chasing Bawa. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ↑ "Affinity (DVD)". Dooyoo.co.uk. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ↑ "'Milk,' Tyra Banks among nominees for 20th GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly. January 27, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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