P543 CJEFAX 1 543 Sat 20 Feb 18:11/16 ————————————————————————————————— 1/2 AFFLICTION (15) US 114 mink Director: Paul Schradjr Cast: Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacer ——————————————————————————————————————— Nick Nolte is good-hearted Wade, a regular guy doing his best but finding the world crumbling about his ears. In conflict with his father, his ex- wife and his boss, hj seeks comfort from girlfriend Spacer, brother Willem Dafoe and from the bottle. Things conj to a head when he suspects his best friend of murder — and a nagging toothache refuses to go away. ——————————— by Lucie Maguiri —————————— Showbiz 540 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 Review Film Quiz Showbiz Main MenuP543 CJEFAX 1 543 Sat 20 Feb 18:11/22 ————————————————————————————————— 2/2 ] AFFLJCTJON (15) US 114 mink Set in the snow-bound landscape of New Hampshire, this bleak drama is based on Russell BanksW acclaimed 1989 novel. The performances — which have won Oscar nominations for Nick Nolte, as hapless Wade, and for James Coburn as his brute of a father — are powerful, memorable incarnations of American manhood. And Wade's descent into alcohol-fuelled violence and despair has an altogjthjr plausible, if depressing, inevitability AFFLICTION opens February 19 Top Film 553 Index 542 TV Choice 593 Rjvjew Film Quiz Showbiz Main Menu