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Brief Encounter
PG

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

Drama • British • Romantic

After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) begin a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. With its evocatively fog-enshrouded setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances, Johnson was nominated for an Oscar.

This film, directed by David Lean and based on Noël Coward’s play Still Life deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance, and has influenced many a cinematic brief encounter since its release.

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Duration

1hr 26mins

Director

David Lean

Distributor

Park Circus (PA0073)

Featuring

Celia Johnson • Trevor Howard • Stanley Holloway

Year

1945

Country of origin

Language

English

Strobe lighting

Guidance unavailable

Content guidance

Suicide/self-harm

“David Lean's wondrous romance, adapted from Noel Coward's story, is one of the most emotionally devastating movies of all time.”
Time Out

“Encounter remains the definition of timeless, a beautifully shot, heartbreakingly acted, minutely detailed illustration of thoroughly recognizable human frailty.”
The A.V. Club