Neil Jordan, Academy Award Winner, on the Surprise in the Crying Game

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One of Ireland and World's most celebrated directors, Neil Jordan has made his mark on Hollywood directing often films that focus largely on themes of love, and betrayal.

Jordan had his first real success with Mona Lisa (1986). It starred Michael Caine, and Bob Hoskins, who won the Best Actor Award at The Cannes Film Festival, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

In 1992 Jordan released The Crying Game, that truly established his reputation. The film -- a psychological thriller revolving around a reluctant IRA 'volunteer' -- offered a haunting exploration of the themes of love, betrayal, and obsession on which Jordan had so often focused, as well as a genuinely shocking plot twist. The director received a score of honors for the film, including an Oscar award for his screenplay.

With a major international hit under his belt, Jordan returned to Hollywood to direct his first big-budget extravaganza, a highly anticipated (and publicized) adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (1994). Gothic, lush, and featuring marquee darlings Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt as its leads, the film was highly popular with audiences.

Jordan directed the critically acclaimed The End of the Affair. Based on a Graham Greene novel, it starred Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, and Stephen Rea, as three points of a tumultuous love triangle. The film, set in London during World War II, returned Jordan to the familiar territory of love, loss, and all that comes in between.

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