A Village Affair
An apparently happy wife (Sophie Ward) in an English village has a relationship with a local aristocrat's daughter.
Moira Armstrong
Casts & Crew
Sophie Ward
Kerry Fox
Nathaniel Parker
Jeremy Northam
Claire Bloom
Peter Jeffrey
Michael Gough
Barbara Jefford
Keira Knightley
Philip Voss
Linda Bassett
Eileen Davies
Also Directed by Moira Armstrong
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