Jaded playboy meets country beauty and doesn't know how to appreciate her. She declares her love for him, and he rejects her. However years later after he has gone through several crises he comes to realize she is the love of his life. It's too late by then. She is the wife of another. And steadfast heroine that she is, she will not break her marriage vows.Ah, the sweet torture. The close-ups of Ralph Fiennes's ever expressive eyes. It was a love junkie's smorgasbord.What do I know about cinematography? The film's a feast for the eyes. That's good enough for me. Direction? Martha Fiennes did a fine job in my humble opinion. And the score was hauntingly lovely.The previous reviews have been technical enough. I'm a writer. From a writer's point of view, this was excellent storytelling.