Roger Pratt and Neil Jordan collaborated on the remake of Graham Greene's famous novel The End of the Affair. The director and cinematographer had previously worked together on the film Mona Lisa.

"I was thrilled when Neil Jordan asked me back to do The End of the Affair," says Pratt. "Here was a beautiful film about a period I understood and had a feel for. It was a great gift. I always want to give actors the right space and feel. I love to watch great acting through my lens-the wonderful Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Ian Hart and Stephen Rea."

The film begins on a rainy London night in 1946, when novelist Maurice Bendrix (Ralph Fiennes) has a chance meeting with Henry Miles (Stephen Rea), husband of his ex-mistress Sarah (Julianne Moore). Sarah had put an end to their affair two years prior but Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled and he has her followed. Eventually the reason for their separation is revealed: during a bombing raid, Sarah struck a bargain with God. She promised to give up their illicit romance if her lover's life could be spared. When Bendrix re-enters her life, Sarah is placed in a spiritual dilemma.

Pratt, who grew up in Leicester in the English midlands, is the son of a minister. He first developed an interest in filmmaking while sitting along side the projector, watching religious films, in his father's church. Pratt went on to graduate from the London Film School.

Pratt was assisting on documentaries and commercials when he met director Terry Gilliam, on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. He and Gilliam would later collaborate on Brazil, The Fisher King, and Twelve Monkeys. Pratt has also worked with Tim Burton (Batman), Kenneth Branagh (Marry Shelley's Frankenstein), Mike Leigh (High Hopes) and Richard Attenborough (Shadowlands, In Love and War).

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