It is also the source of some of the film’s best visual work. When Margaret goes to the women’s prison it is appropriately bleak and looks like a bad place to live. This is a faithful adaption which hits all the main plot points and fleshes out some interesting themes. But a director with a keen eye and ability to work a zoom properly would have really benefited the film.īut, at least the writing was good. The writing saves the movie but it is a shame as you honestly don’t need a particularly strong writer for this film, it would be a pretty easy adaption. There’s a lot of blatant and mistimed zooms that feel jarring and extremely basic. An ability to linger on small moments and beautiful imagery would really bring Affinity to life.ĭisappointingly, the camera work is not up to snuff for this task.
The atmospheric aspects of the film are what interested me most and I would like to see more of them.
This is the main reason I’d like to see a longer cut. The best way to adapt Affinity is to mimic its “vibe” more than necessarily going plot point by plot point.
The attention to detail from people in the wardrobe, set and props department really comes together to make this a god looking and believable period piece.īeyond these aspects, the film is at its best when its visually-based. Despite being a TV movie, it does take me back to Victorian England. I love the costumes, the languages and the settings in Affinity. I’m Canadian and god knows we keep trying but our stuff is rarely as good as an even half-decent UK period drama. Man, nobody does a period drama like the Brits. She begins to try and unravel the mystery of her imprisonment all while falling for the mysterious Selena. Margaret is taken by Selena and her seeming displays of psychic ability.
Selena worked as a psychic and medium and claims the death was due to one of her spirits. Selena is imprisoned for allegedly killing a young woman. At the prison, Margaret becomes particularly taken with a prisoner named Selena Dawes. Margaret is still mourning the end of this romance. Margaret’s brother has recently gotten married to a woman Margaret had a relationship with. Part of the reason for Margaret to take up the position is to distract herself. Its lead character is upper-class woman Margaret Prior who becomes a lady visitor at a nearby prison. Affinity takes place in Victorian England.
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