Product Details

• Actors: Kelsey Oldershaw, Andy Mackenzie, Horacio Le Don, Stephanie Bentley, Ronnie Gene Blevins
• Directors: Carl Colpaert
• Writers: Carl Colpaert, Lisa Larrivee
• Producers: Dana Axelrod, Edward Oleschak, Kaat Cleenewerck, Maurizio Bizzarri
• Format: Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Westlake
• DVD Release Date: June 25, 2006
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000G1R362
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,382 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Affair" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Trapped within the modernist confines of her remote canyon home and stifling marriage to her uptight architect husband Paul lonely housewife Jean finds liberation and comfort in the arms of Viggo her free-wheeling and decidedly bohemian lover. Somewhere between the extremes of her new-found freedom and the ordered structure of her marriage lies the path to true happiness... if only she can find the way.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE UPC: 798622340528 Manufacturer No: WLV3405

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If we only cared about the characters...., January 4, 2007

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Affair (DVD)

Belgian Carl Colpaert has a solid reputation as the founder of CINEVILLE Releasing, as a producer of some very fine small films (Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Where Eskimos Live, Surviving Eden, Hurlyburly, etc) and has directed and written a few less interesting ones. This film THE AFFAIR (originally titled TOPANGA) tries hard to be a European flavored examination of relationships, but for this viewer it falls short not only in story (scripted by Colpaert and Lisa Larrivee) and in a fuzzy cast of TV actors, but also in the directorial stance of being in control of a story that needs a lot of attention.

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 disaster in her marriage. The story concentrates on the intricacies of this love triangle, offering alternative ways to approach love, needs, and responsibilities.

The notion is solid (if quite over used) and there are aspects of the film that suffuse the atmosphere with tension and artsy techniques. But in the end the story and the actors elude our concern and we are left feeling like window peeping voyeurs, wondering why we are sneaking a peek.
Grady Harp, January 06

2.0 out of 5 stars Very misleading and boring, January 31, 2010

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Pamela D. Hardy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Affair (DVD)

This movie was just weird nothing like I thought. It almost put me to sleep.

5.0 out of 5 stars A breath of fresh air, December 20, 2008

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XXXterw5 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Affair (DVD)

The film is a fresh breeze of 70th-style realism in our screen. The magnificence of the film is that it's deeply philosophical without being snobbish. In a few words the film shows how craziness of modern-day life destroys families without putting blame on either gender, but instead emphasizes on the affect of the society on relationships probably best described in the monologue of the "Frenchy". But the film perfectly avoids the diseases of many philosophical films: it does not fall into a "statement" movie shoving the ideas down your throat nor does it "artistically" over-complicates them. What makes it great that the film walks the fine line never falling into either of these categories. It's perfectly dynamic, watchable and enjoyable without compromising integrity. Did we become too dumbed down by media and rotten with all the aliens, vampires and violence garbage that we cannot watch a "normal" story anymore? I have no other explanation how this terrific film that received 4 golden awards went unnoticed by public and is even out if print now. Some user comments here confirm my point. What probably does not add to its popularity is that the film is rather gloomy and does not have a happy ending, it's simply truthful. On top of great plot and directing the film has an outstanding cast which is also probably out of the favor of the media. I have no other explanation why I never heard of these terrific actors. First and foremost is of course Kelsey Oldershaw who seemed to have no limits. She can show such a variety of emotions just by the expression on her face - it's amazing. Another great actor is Andy Mackenzie who has a wide palette of his own. My overall score: perfect 5 out of 5.