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Director: David Lean
Genres: Romantic Drama, Drama, Romance
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Summary:
Based on Noël Coward's play "Still Life," Brief Encounter is a romantic, bittersweet drama about two married people who meet by chance in a London railway station and carry on an intense love affair. Sentimental yet down-to-earth and set in pre-World War II England, the film follows British housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), who is on her way home, but catches a cinder in h... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Celia Johnson - (Laura Jesson)
Trevor Howard - (Dr. Alec Harvey)
Stanley Holloway - (Albert Godby)
Joyce Carey - (Myrtle Bagot)
Cyril Raymond - (Fred Jesson)
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Review:
A model of narrative restraint and emotional power, David_Lean's Brief Encounter (1945) won over post-war audiences with its fidelity to the ordinariness of its story and ambiance. Through subtle details of character, manner, expression (and a Rachmaninoff score), Lean reveals the profound impact of unexpected passion on the lives of hi... Continue >>

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