An Outrageous Affair (film)

Movie
German title	An unheard of affair
Original title	A village affair
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1994
length	101 minutes
Rod
Director	Moira Armstrong
script	Alma Cullen
production	Jane Wellesley
music	Ilona Sekacz
camera	John Else
cut	Peter Delfgou
occupation
Sophie Ward : Alice Jordan Kerry Fox : Clodagh Unwin Nathaniel Parker : Martin Jordan Jeremy Northam : Anthony Jordan Michael Gough : Sir Ralph Unwin Claire Bloom : Cecily Jordan Barbara Jefford : Lady Unwin Peter Jeffrey : Peter Morris Rosalie Crutchley : Lettice Deverel Philip Voss : Richard Jordan Heather Canning : Elizabeth Meadows Dariel Pertwee : Juliet Dunne Linda Bassett : Gwen Sophie Walker : Michelle Sandra Voe : Mrs. Finch Ian Thompson : Mr. Finch Eliza Hunt : Rosie Barton William Mason : Henry Dunne Eileen Davies : Sally Mott Keira Knightley : Natasha Jordan Jackson Leech : James Jordan Sandy Pain : Charlie Jordan

An Outrageous Affair is a British drama film directed in 1994 by Moira Armstrong . The script is based on a novel by Joanna Trollope , but differs from the original in a few essential points.

action

The wealthy lawyer Martin Jordan marries Alice. The couple has three children. The Jordans move after a while. In the new location, Cecily Jordan, Martin's mother, dominates the family.

Martin finds work with Lady Unwin, whose daughter Clodagh spent some time in New York. He flirts with Clodagh, who visits the Jordans the next day. The visits become more frequent, one of which Clodagh reveals to Alice that she had a mistress in New York.

Alice and Clodagh begin an affair that later goes into crisis.

Reviews

• DykesVision: "... sensitive lesbian Pygmalion story ..."
• Eva's book and film corner: "... visually and narrative beautiful British film ..."
• Coming out of TV criticizes the film's deviation from the book. It had been weakened so as not to hurt the feelings of the mainstream audience with a lesbian happy ending. Anyone who just wants to see a budding romance between two women will be well served with the film. In contrast to the novel, the film does not show a woman's self-discovery.

backgrounds

• The film was shot in Oxfordshire , England .
• Sophie Ward, the leading actress, left her husband two years after the film for a wife. She already had feelings for women while filming, but at the same time as the film was released, she didn't want to come out. That looked too much like cheap advertising, said Ward.
• The film was shown on German television and is only available in Germany as a VHS video in the original English language.

Web links

• A Village Affair in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• DykesVision - An Outrageous Affair ( Memento from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• A Village Affair at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DykesVision - An Outrageous Affair ( Memento from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ http://www.s-hip.de/eva/filme/village.html
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.