Foreign Affairs

A young American graduate student, Rowena, travels to England to study at Oxford. She becomes entangled in a complex relationship with her English tutor, the enigmatic Rosemary. As their bond deepens, Rowena is drawn into Rosemary's troubled past and the equally turbulent relationship she has with her husband, Quentin.

Foreign Affairs received a mixed to positive reception from critics. While some praised its atmospheric tension and strong performances, particularly from Helen Mirren and Joanna Lumley, others found the plot to be somewhat convoluted and the pacing uneven.

• Praise for the strong, complex female characters.

• Appreciation for the moody, atmospheric setting of Oxford.

• Criticism regarding the narrative's sometimes confusing trajectory.

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The film is based on the novel of the same name by Alison Lurie, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1985 for 'Foreign Affairs'.