Affinity (film)

Affinity
Affinity
	DVD cover
Directed by	Tim Fywell
Written by	Andrew Davies (screenwriter); Sarah Waters (novel)
Produced by	Adrian Bate
Starring	Zoë Tapper; Anna Madeley; Domini Blythe; Amanda Plummer; Mary Jo Randle
Cinematography	Bernard Couture
Edited by	Mary Finlay
Music by	Frédéric Weber
Release date	2008;
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 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

^ "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 26 April 2010.
^ "Affinity (DVD)". Dooyoo.co.uk. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "'Milk,' Tyra Banks among nominees for 20th GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

External links

Affinity at IMDb
Affinity at Rotten Tomatoes
Affinity (2008), review at the Online Video Guide

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[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.

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v t e Works of Sarah Waters
Novels	Tipping the Velvet (1998) Affinity (1999) Fingersmith (2002) The Night Watch (2005) The Little Stranger (2009) The Paying Guests (2014)
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)