Brief Encounter

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Awards

Academy Awards 1947 - Nominated - Best Actress

Academy Awards 1947 - Nominated - Best Director

Academy Awards 1947 - Nominated - Best Screenplay

Cannes Film Festival 1946 - Won - Grand Prize

Academy Awards 1947 - Nominated - Best Actress

Academy Awards 1947 - Nominated - Best Director

Academy Awards 1947 - Nominated - Best Screenplay

Cannes Film Festival 1946 - Won - Grand Prize

NYFCC Awards 1946 - Won - Best Actress

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Brief Encounter

Director:
David Lean
86 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

From Noel Coward's play Still Life, legendary filmmaker David Lean deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance in the dour, gray Britain of 1945. From a chance meeting on a train platform, a middle - aged married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) enter into a quietly passionate, ultimately doomed love affair, set to a swirling Rachmaninoff score.

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Details

Runtime:
86 min.

Country:
UNITED KINGDOM

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

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SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • Luminous digital transfer, with restored image and sound
  • Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder
  • Restoration demonstration
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

 

 

 

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