Affinity (film)

2008 film by Tim Fywell

  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
120 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Affinity is a 2008 UK film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 1999 novel of the same name;[1] directed by Tim Fywell and written by Andrew Davies.[2][3] It stars Zoë Tapper, Anna Madeley, Domini Blythe, Amanda Plummer, and Mary Jo Randle. The film was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series.[4]

Premise

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

References

  1. ^ "Review of "Affinity"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Affinity by Sarah Waters". Chasing Bawa. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Affinity (DVD)". Dooyoo.co.uk. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  4. ^ "'Milk,' Tyra Banks among nominees for 20th GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  • Affinity at IMDb
  • Affinity at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Affinity (2008), review at the Online Video Guide
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Works of Sarah Waters
Novels
Television/film adaptations
  • Tipping the Velvet (2002)
  • Fingersmith (2005)
  • Affinity (2008)
  • The Night Watch (2011)
  • The Handmaiden (2016)
  • The Little Stranger (2018)
Stage adaptations
  • Tipping the Velvet (2015)


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