Brief Encounter
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Synopsis
Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Cast
- Celia Johnson
- Trevor Howard
- Stanley Holloway
- Joyce Carey
- Cyril Raymond
- Everley Gregg
- Marjorie Mars
- Margaret Barton
- Wilfred Babbage
- Alfie Bass
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- Oct 28, 2013
Baby, you are gonna miss that train.
MarcissusSep 16, 2019I don't think there will be a cinematic gesture as tender and heartbreaking then when one character puts their hand on the shoulder of the person they love because they can't give a proper goodbye
StephanieOct 26, 2013100/100 For all the romances the movies have given us, there are precious few in which you really witness two people gradually falling in love, as opposed to the insta-passion shorthand that's usually employed (or the comic convention in which it's a final-reel…
Mike D'Angelo - Jul 30, 2023
How can you not be romantic about trains
Patrick WillemsJan 17, 2021If you're like me, you probably thought the two main characters weren't going to talk about Donald Duck at any point. But they did
brendan o'hareFeb 4, 2020“i’ll forgive you if you’ll forgive me” love really is so universal, isn’t it?
Lucy - Nov 15, 2022
in the mood for love (1945)
maryNov 30, 2020A killer. So many great touches here: The narration as imagined confession, the framing scene that adds so much significance once we circle back to it, and just the passion with which these two throw themselves into an affair that they know is not sustainable.
Scott TobiasSep 17, 2020"If you died you'd forget me. I want to be remembered."
Zoë 🐛
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- April Salazar lovedBrief Encounter
Linda historia, aunque es un trama de lo más normal, ésta película narra bien el sentimiento de culpa y amor que trasciende la pantalla. En mi opinión el esposo sabía y confiaba en ella, en que ella regresaría a él. Así lo dijo en el final. Buena decisión en tomar caminos opuesto
Hamilto likedBrief EncounterMade the same year Hitler killed himself but really stands the test of time. Bittersweet romance with unique storytelling and an ending you probably wouldn’t see these days.
GiuLazze likedBrief EncounterThe film is an intense whirlwind of emotions, it represents how a woman is forced to suffer alone and in secret despite experiencing a feeling as pure as love 🚂❤️
- Hank Leet lovedBrief Encounter
One of the most painful and emotionally devastating films about complex feelings and the ways in which we don’t act on them
Nothuman likedBrief EncounterA tragic love story, with great performances from the two leads and David Leans great direction
CvptvinHowdy likedBrief EncounterForbidden love romance was just done better in the old black and white cinemas.
- Ashley Ralston likedBrief Encounter
I loved the different feel to this and the interesting way the story was told.
elisa likedBrief Encounteri dont support cheating but this is an exception 🥹🥹
Brandon Schilling lovedBrief EncounterDefinitely a better love story than Twilight
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- MRMary Rivera
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The film is thrillingly, unapologetically about decency and honour, about, as Laura heartrendingly puts it, controlling oneself.
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Brief Encounter (1946)?
The movie is 1hr 26min long.
What's Brief Encounter (1946) about?
Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Who's the cast of Brief Encounter (1946)?
- Celia Johnson as Laura Jesson
- Trevor Howard as Dr. Alec Harvey
- Stanley Holloway as Albert Godby
- Joyce Carey as Myrtle Bagot
- Cyril Raymond as Fred Jesson
- Everley Gregg as Dolly Messiter
- Marjorie Mars as Mary Norton
- Margaret Barton as Beryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant
- Wilfred Babbage as Policeman at War Memorial
- Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal
Who's the director behind Brief Encounter (1946)?
David Lean directed Brief Encounter (1946).
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