Brief Encounter (1945)

7.8	Listal rating
8.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

David Lean

Starring (View all)

Laura Jesson

Dr. Alec Harvey

Albert Godby

Myrtle Bagot

Fred Jesson

Dolly Messiter

Mary Norton

Beryl Walters, Tea Room Assistant

Written by (View all)

Noel Coward

Anthony Havelock-Allan

uncredited

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Great romantic classic!

2 years, 11 months ago at Jul 22 20:01

SJMJ91

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Brief Encounter was made at a dark time (towards the end of WWII in England) and I would've thought that it would have been a risky project back then but obviously not. The war didn't stop them from creating a fine film that is still classed as one of the best romantic films of all time. I suppose adultery teaches the audience of this film that just how easily you can fall in love with someone els... read more

Masterpiece of style, mood, acting and direction

2 years, 6 months ago at Dec 21 1:47

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"It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you're trusted implicitly. So very easy, and so very degrading."

If one mentions the name David Lean, the director's grand, big-budget spectacles will likely come to mind. Among them are such motion pictures as Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai and Doctor Zhivago. Yet, one of the most enduring of Lean's works is 1945's Brief En... read more

A classic

4 months, 3 weeks ago at Jan 28 8:43

johanlefourbe

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After hearing many great things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Personally, I was more familiar with Lean's later work, composed of great epic adventures such as 'Doctor Zhivago', 'Lawrence of Arabia' or 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'. Here, it is something quite different entirely, in fact, it is the complete opposite. Indeed, it is in black and white and it deals only with ... read more

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On a cafe at a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Although they are already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday on the small cafe, although they know that their love is impossible.

Release date : 24 August 1946
UPC: 037429150726

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" "-I love you. I love your wide eyes, the way you smile, your shyness, and the way you laugh at my jokes. -Please don't. -I love you. I love you. You love me too. It's no use pretending it hasn't happened cause it has. -Yes it has. I don't want to pretend anything either to you or to anyone else. But from now on, I shall have to. That's what's wrong. Don't you see? That's what spoils everything. That's why we must stop, here and now, talking like this. We're neither of us free to love each"

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" The Ups: One of the most devastating unfulfilled romance movies that has ever been made filled with strong moral themes and symbolism. Without almost a kiss it still have more emotion and love poured into it than any other romantic film. The Downs: It is a sad testament to a time when it was possible to meet a stranger and not fuck him/her totally bonkers and forget anyone else in the moment of passion. Now this happens all the time."