| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/9/4/1/4/3/3 |
| Title | Neil Jordan, Ralph Fiennes and Stephen Woolley |
| Date | 1 February 2000 |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette tape, 2 WAV files (655.6 MB and 241.7 MB) |
| Creator Name | British Film Institute (BFI), 1933- |
| Guardian News & Media Ltd, 1967- |
| Description | Audio recording of an interview with film directot Neil Jordan, actor Ralph Fiennes and producer Stephen Woolley in front of a live audience undertaken as part of the Guardian sponsored National Film Theatre Guardian interview series.
The recording begins with host Adrian Wootton introducing a number of film clips. Wooton then proceeds to put questions to the guests about their latest film The End of the Affair. The recording takes the form of a question and answer session with members of the audience from 48.52 on track 1.
A summary of topics discussed is included below.
Track 1:
00.00 Introductions and film clips
09.59 Jordan on deciding to make an adaptation of The End of the Affair
13.26 Woolley on his role as producer of The End of the Affair
15.40 Casting the film
18.00 Challenges of adapting the book; the miracle
23.12 Fiennes on developing the character of Bendrix; incorporating Graham Greens persona into the film
26.55 The technical process of making the film
29.28 Keeping the film on budget
31.25 Rehearsals and storyboards
37.42 Other characters in the film
40.22 The films 18 rating
46.35 Michael Nymans score
48.52 Discusses what the film adds to the book - Qs
50.29 Julianne Moores role
53.10 Themes in the film that make it moving to the audience
58.12 Parallels between Onefins and Bendixs suffering
01.00.48 Film certification
Track 2:
00.00 Film certification continued
01.40 Love scenes in the film
03.14 Irrationality in books and films
4.55 The complexity of films chronology
7.28 Shooting the film out of sequence
9.21 On working together
11.20 Fiennes on producing
12.36 Lack of improvisation in the film
14.15 The theme of Catholicism
16.03 Bendixs character
19.19 Portrayal of passion and the church |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository |
| Format | Electronic record |
| Tape recording |