Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > Films Drama > Affinity
Affinity is a British film of genre Drama directed by Tim Fywell released in USA on 28 december 2008 with Zoë Tapper

Affinity (2008)

Affinity
If you like this film, let us know!
Released in USA 28 december 2008
Length 2h
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Romance
Rating61% 3.097013.097013.097013.097013.09701

Affinity is a 2008 UK film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 1999 novel of the same name; directed by Tim Fywell and screenplay by Andrew Davies.

Synopsis

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).

Actors

Zoë Tapper

(Selena)Anna Madeley

(Margaret)Domini Blythe

(Mother)Amanda Plummer

(Miss Ridley)Mary Jo Randle

(Mrs Jelf)
And :
Anne Reid
Anna Massey
Sara Gregory
Vincent Leclerc
Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to Affinity

There are 46 films with the same actors, 7 films with the same director, 74869 with the same cinematographic genres (including 1255 with exactly the same 3 genres than Affinity), 7937 films with the same themes (including 2 films with the same 9 themes than Affinity), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked Affinity, you will probably like those similar films :
Butterfly Kiss
Butterfly Kiss (1995)
, 1h28
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson, Lisa Riley, Paul Bown, Fine Time Fontayne
Rating63% 3.150153.150153.150153.150153.15015
Set on the bleak motorways of Lancashire, Butterfly Kiss tells the story of Eunice (Plummer), a bisexual serial killer, and Miriam (Reeves), a naive, innocent and lonely young girl who falls under her spell.
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010)
, 1h30
Directed by James Kent
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Susan Lynch, Gemma Jones, Christine Bottomley, Michael Culkin
Rating69% 3.4923153.4923153.4923153.4923153.492315
Anne Lister (Maxine Peake) is a young unmarried woman living in 19th century Yorkshire, at Shibden Hall, with her aunt (Gemma Jones) and uncle (Alan David). The one thing she wants from life is to have someone to love and to share her life with. The person she has in mind is Mariana Belcombe (Anna Madeley), with whom she has been conducting a secret romantic and sexual relationship. The relationship breaks apart when Mariana marries a rich widower named Charles Lawton (Michael Culkin). Depressed, Anne devotes her time to studying. A year after Mariana's wedding, Anne begins to think about finding another lover. She meets a young woman in church named Miss Browne (Tina O'Brien), and they become close friends.
Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty (2004)
, 1h50
Directed by Richard Eyre
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Mark Letheren, Rupert Everett, Zoë Tapper, Tom Wilkinson
Rating70% 3.546893.546893.546893.546893.54689
Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is one of the leading actors of his day, particularly famous for his portrayal of female characters, predominately Desdemona in Othello. His loyal dresser, Maria (Claire Danes), aspires to perform in the legitimate theatre but is forbidden because of a law enacted by the Puritans prior to the restoration of the House of Stuart. Instead, she appears in productions at a local tavern under the pseudonym Margaret Hughes. Her activity aided by the novelty of a woman acting in public, which attracts the attention of Sir Charles Sedley (Richard Griffiths), who offers his patronage. Eventually she is presented to King Charles II (Rupert Everett).
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005)
, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Rape and revenge films, Erotic thriller films, Auto-justice, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Sarah Laine, Sandra McCoy, Brad Johnson, Dina Meyer, Claire Coffee, Linden Ashby
Rating45% 2.257392.257392.257392.257392.25739
Set, like the previous films, in the fictional port town of Blue Bay, Marie Clifton (Laine) is set to inherit two beautiful diamonds, called the "mother and daughter". Marie's step-father, Jay Clifton (Johnson), challenges the will claiming that he believes Marie is not ready for the responsibility, but actually wishing to claim the diamonds for himself. At a sexual education seminar, physician Chad and probation officer Kristen Richards (Meyer) discuss sex crimes. Richards reveals that she was a victim of an anonymous rapist many years before.
Last Light
Last Light (1993)
, 1h44
Directed by Kiefer Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, Amanda Plummer, Kathleen Denise Quinlan, Lynne Moody, Clancy Brown
Rating62% 3.147643.147643.147643.147643.14764
The film is about a prisoner awaiting execution. Denver Bayliss (Kiefer Sutherland) gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore (Forest Whitaker), a former cop who is now a prison guard. Whitmore's life is a mess, however: he shuts out his wife and cannot relate to his son. As Bayliss' execution draws nearer, Whitmore clashes more and more with Lt. McMannis, his supervisor, over Bayliss' treatment. Bayliss gives Whitmore a new understanding of life by helping him come to terms with a traumatic past, and Whitmore helps Bayliss to make his peace with himself and the world.
Secret Things
Secret Things (2002)
, 1h55
Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Miremont, Fabrice Deville, Blandine Bury, Olivier Soler
Rating59% 2.9974452.9974452.9974452.9974452.997445
The story revolves around two Parisian girls, Nathalie (Revel), a stripper at a bar, and Sandrine (Seyvecou), a bartender, who conspire to climb the social ladder of Paris when they start living together.
Wild Side
Wild Side (1999)
, 1h36
Directed by Donald Cammell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Christopher Walken, Joan Chen, Anne Heche, Steven Bauer, Allen Garfield, Candace Kita
Rating56% 2.802412.802412.802412.802412.80241
Alex est une employée de banque qui travaille comme call girl pour arrondir ses fins de mois. Après être sortie avec le criminel Bruno Buckingham, elle se voit contrainte de collaborer avec le FBI qui cherche à l'arrêter. Mais Alex et Virginia, la femme de Bruno, tombent amoureuses l'une de l'autre.
The Hunger
The Hunger (1983)
, 1h37
Directed by Tony Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Vampires in film, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Dan Hedaya, Bessie Love
Rating66% 3.300343.300343.300343.300343.30034
Miriam Blaylock (Catherine Deneuve) is a beautiful and dangerous immortal vampire, promising specially chosen humans eternal life as her vampire lovers. As the film begins, her vampire companion is John (David Bowie), a talented cellist whom she married in 18th century France. The film opens in a night club in New York, to a live performance from Bauhaus. There they connect with another young couple who are brought home and fed upon by slashing their throats with a bladed Ankh pendant. The bodies are disposed of by an incinerator in the basement of John and Miriam's elegant New York townhouse, where they pose as a wealthy couple who teach classical music. The only student shown is a young tomboy violinist named Alice Cavender (Beth Ehlers).