Rent Brief Encounter (1945)
3.9 of 5 from 269 ratings
1h 26min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Noel Coward’s sensitive portrayal of what happens when two happily married strangers, played by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, meet and their acquaintance deepens into affection and eventually into love. It is the story of two people, thrown together by the chance meeting of the title, helpless in the face of their emotions but redeemed by their moral courage. Over the years few films have equalled the compassion and the realism of Brief Encounter.
- Actors:
- Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Wilfred Babbage, Alfie Bass, Wallace Bosco, Sydney Bromley, Nuna Davey, Valentine Dyall, Irene Handl, Dennis Harkin, Edward Hodge, Jack May, Avis Scott, George V. Sheldon
- Directors:
- David Lean
- Others:
- Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan
- Studio:
- Carlton Video
- Genres:
- British Films, Classics, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- UK
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/04/2001
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- Bonus:
- Interactive Menus
- In-depth Biographies
- Scene Access
- Collector's booklet
- Stills gallery
- Original theatrical trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/02/2009
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- Bonus:
- A profile of Brief encounter
- Stills gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- Brief encounter restoration featurette
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Reviews (1) of Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter - Brief Encounter review by CP Customer
What a delight! I really didn't expect to laugh so much - all the 'working class' characters had razor-sharp humour through their dialogue. The lead parts highlighted the innocence of the age, the passion was a simmering undercurrent.. Even so I found there was a realism which is often lacking in modern cinema - for example the actors' teeth were as nature intended, not white and straight! As a snapshot of the constraints of middle-class post-war life, I found it fascinating.
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