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The Affair
The Affair may refer to: * Affair, a sexual relationship or a romantic friendship or passionate attachment between two people * The Dreyfus affair, a political scandal that divided France from its inception in 1894 until its resolution in 1906 * The Affair (band), a pop music group formed in 1966 Books * The Affair (Snow novel), ''The Affair'' (Snow novel), a 1960 novel by C. P. Snow in the ''Strangers and Brothers'' series ** The Affair (play), ''The Affair'' (play) by a 1962 Broadway play by Ronald Millar based on Snow's novel ** The Affair (1965 film), ''The Affair'' (1965 film), a 1965 Australian TV film * The Affair (Child novel), ''The Affair'' (Child novel), a 2011 novel by Lee Child * ''The Affair'', a 1958 novel by Hans Koning * ''The Affair'', a novel by Santa Montefiore Film and TV * ''There's Always Vanilla'' or ''The Affair'', a 1971 film directed by George A. Romero * ''The Affair'', a British television film starring Felix Aylmer * The Affair (1967 film), ''The Affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affair
An affair is a relationship typically between two people, one or both of whom are either married or in a long-term Monogamy, monogamous or emotionally-exclusive relationship with someone else. The affair can be solely sexual, solely physical or solely emotional – or a combination of these. People who involve themselves in affairs typically do so out of the need for just sex, an intimate relationship, Passion (emotion), passionate attachment or a combination of these factors. Romantic relationships are considered to be contracts. They may be a formal one like marriage – consisting of both a verbal and written contract, or an informal one – consisting of only a verbal contract. Because most affairs are clandestine in nature, an affair breaks those (often implicit) contracts. Clandestine affairs commonly cause feelings of betrayal to the other person in the primary relationship. Ironically, affairs themselves are also contracted relationships and come with numerous stipulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (1967 Film)
is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It is based on Masaaki Tachihara's novel ''Shiroi keshi''. Plot One year after her mother died in an accident, Oriko returns to writing poetry which she had given up when she married her husband Takashi. At a gathering of fellow writers, she meets Mitsuharu, a sculptor and former lover of her late mother. Oriko had despised her mother's changing affairs, although she had been a widow by then, and is herself blamed by her husband for her coldness. Mitsuharu informs her that he wasn't her mother's last lover, but that she had left him for a labourer, with whom she was seen drunk on the day when she was fatally hit by a truck. One night, Oriko witnesses her husband's sister Yuko having sex with a construction worker in a hut, which she considers rape and reports to the police. Later, she returns to the worker's hut, where he tells her outright that she speculated on sleeping with him as well. He makes a forceful advan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (Peep Show)
'' Peep Show'' is a British television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. Written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the series explores the lives of Mark Corrigan (Mitchell) and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne (Webb). It is filmed almost entirely from the physical points-of-view of the characters, and viewers can hear the interior monologues of Mark and Jez. At the beginning of the series, Mark is attracted to his colleague Sophie (Olivia Colman), and Jez tries to break through into the music business. As the series progresses, it becomes clear that Jez is unlikely to be successful. Jez falls in love with Nancy ( Rachel Blanchard), an American Christian, and they marry to get her a visa. She leaves him and Jez later has relationships with Michelle and Elena, followed by flings with Zahra, Joe and Megan. Mark begins to question his love for Sophie. They also marry, though Mark does not want to, and Sophie leaves him rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (Ally McBeal)
The first season of the television series ''Ally McBeal'' began airing in the United States on September 8, 1997, concluded on May 18, 1998, and consisted of 23 episodes. It tells the story of Ally McBeal, a young lawyer who found herself without a job after being sexually harassed by her boss, only to end up employed by her friend from college, Richard Fish, to work in the firm he created with his friend John Cage, named "Cage & Fish". The entire season aired Mondays at 9 pm. It was released on DVD as a six disc boxed set under the title of ''Ally McBeal: Season One'' on October 7, 2002. Due to music rights issues, several episodes of the first season of ''Ally McBeal'' were only available in the United States. The first season had an average rating of 11.4 million viewers in the United States and was ranked #59 on the complete ranking sheet of all the year's shows. A month after the conclusion of the first season, a debate sparked by the show was the cover story of ''Time' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (TV Series)
''The Affair'' is an American drama television series created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on Showtime on October 12, 2014. It ran for five seasons, concluding with its final episode on November 3, 2019. The series primarily stars Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney, and Joshua Jackson, and it explores the emotional effects of extramarital relationships. Episodes are often separated into two parts, with each half being told from the point of view of a specific character. The use of this dramatic device has been used by Treem to describe ''The Affair'' as "the Rashomon of relationship dramas". The series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and Wilson won for Best Actress – Television Series Drama at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2015. At the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in 2016, Maura Tierney won the award for Best Supporting Actress. Series overview ''The Affair'' explores the emotional effects of an extramar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (2019 Film)
''The Affair'' () is a 2019 Czech drama film directed by Julius Ševčík. It stars Hanna Alström, Karel Roden and Carice van Houten. It is based on '' The Glass Room'', a novel by Simon Mawer, which tells the story of a fictional house based on the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Villa Tugendhat in Brno, Czech Republic, where the movie was filmed. Plot Wealthy newlyweds Liesel and Viktor have enlisted a famous architect, Rainer von Abt to build them a new home, which becomes the talk of 1930s Czechoslovakia. Liesel’s friend Hana is nursing seemingly unrequited romantic feelings for her pal, while Viktor is caught in the act with nanny Kata. On the eve of the Nazi invasion, Liesel and Viktor flee to neutral Switzerland with their two children. Almost immediately, Liesel misses her friend and realises her feelings were more than platonic. Cast Reception The film was nominated for Czech Lion Awards in 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (2004 Film)
''The Affair'' is a 2004 drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by Carl Colpaert and starring Kelsey Oldershaw, Andy Mackenzie, and Horacio Le Don. Premise Jean ( Kelsey Oldershaw) is a bored housewife living in a designer house with her architect husband Paul ( Horacio Le Don), a man of success who is so self-centered and controlling that he forgets his relationship obligations to his wife. Jean has residual scars from a traumatic childhood experience and her needs go beyond the wifely role, searching for some degree of excitement, passion and fulfillment not available in her marriage. At a local dance club she meets Viggo ( Andy Mackenzie), a bohemian passionate, live for the moment guy who sweeps Jean off her feet in an affair that produces dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (1995 Film)
''The Affair'' is a 1995 American romantic drama television film directed by Paul Seed and starring Courtney B. Vance as an African-American soldier in the United States Army who is deployed to England during World War II and has an affair with a British officer's wife, played by Kerry Fox. Cast * Courtney B. Vance as Travis Holloway * Kerry Fox as Maggie Leyland * Ciarán Hinds as Edward Leyland * Leland Gantt as Barrett * Ned Beatty as Colonel Banning * Bill Nunn as Sergeant Rivers * Beatie Edney as Esther * Fraser James as Sonny * Adrian Lester as Ray * Rory Jennings as David Leyland * Nicholas Selby as Mr. Leyland * Anna Cropper as Mrs. Leyland * Rolf Saxon as Captain Marks * Todd Boyce as Captain Carlson Production Many extras from the film were American Soldiers stationed at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, including AFJROTC from Lakenheath AHS. Broadcast ''The Affair'' aired on HBO on October 14, 1995. It was also broadcast on BBC One BBC One is a Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (1973 Film)
''The Affair'' is a 1973 American TV movie directed by Gilbert Cates and starring Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Bruce Davison and Jamie Smith-Jackson. The film starred Natalie Wood in her first appearance since ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice''. Her co-star was Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she recently remarried. Plot Courtney Patterson is a beautiful 32 year old songwriter who is physically disabled due to polio. Her condition has made her emotionally guarded, but when she meets Marcus Simon, a handsome older attorney, she cautiously moves towards romance. Although Courtney remains wary of intimacy, Marcus slowly wins her over. Unfortunately, her family is not supportive of their relationship, providing yet another obstacle that the couple must overcome. Marcus Simon (Wagner) meets Courtney when he is briefly employed by the family to handle a legal matter for them. Both of them are timid about approaching romance - Courtney because of her medical condition; Marcus because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Aylmer
Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones (21 February 1889 – 2 September 1979) was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television. Aylmer made appearances in films with comedians such as Will Hay and George Formby. Early life Felix Edward Aylmer Jones was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, the second of six children (five sons and a daughter) of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Aylmer Jones, of the Royal Engineers, and his wife Lilian, née Cookworthy. He was educated at King James's Grammar School, Almondbury, near Huddersfield, where he was a boarder from 1897 to 1900, Magdalen College School, and Exeter College, Oxford, where he was a member of Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS). He trained under the Victorian-era actress and director Rosina Filippi before securing his first professional engagement at the London Coliseum in 1911. He appeared in the world premiere of '' The Farmer's Wife'' by Eden Phillpotts at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1917. Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Always Vanilla
''There's Always Vanilla'' (also known as ''The Affair'') is a 1971 romantic comedy film directed by George A. Romero and starring Raymond Laine, Judith Ridley, Roger McGovern, and Johanna Lawrence. It was Romero's second motion picture and his only romantic comedy. It is one of the few Romero films that does not deal with a zombie apocalypse or supernatural horror themes. It was released on DVD from Something Weird Video and in the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of '' Season of the Witch''. Romero himself has stated that he considers this film to be his worst, and has referred to this film as "a total mess". Like many of Romero's earlier films, he cites the reason as undercapitalization. Plot Chris Bradley, a former U.S. Army soldier, has become a drifter and makes money by various means, from pimping to guitar playing. After working with a band in New York City, Chris returns to his home city of Pittsburgh and visits his father who owns and operates a baby food fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |