Brief Encounter (1945)
November 24, 1945
Drama, Romance
1h 26m
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A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- David Lean
- Laura Jesson Celia Johnson
- Dr. Alec Harvey Trevor Howard
- Albert Godby Stanley Holloway
- Myrtle Bagot Joyce Carey
- Fred Jesson Cyril Raymond
- Dolly Messiter Everley Gregg
- Mary Norton Marjorie Mars
- Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters Margaret Barton
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Keywords
- infidelity
- farewell
- husband wife relationship
- narration
- marriage
- housewife
- duty
- doctor
- love affair
- tearjerker
- told in flashback
- impossible love
- shame
- guilty conscience
- broken heart
- hopelessness
- scheduled rendezvous
- secretiveness