Jun 26, 2000 brief encounter was the fourth and final film that david lean made in association with noel coward. Oct 28, 20 two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor trevor howard and a suburban housewife celia johnson begin a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. 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. Derived from still life, a oneact play which coward included in the portmanteau tonight 8. Review of brief encounter hot toasty rag, july 21, 2017 this movie reminded me of falling in love, starring meryl streep and robert deniro in 1984, since both plots involve two married people falling in love when they meet during their daily train ride to work. This movie shows how romance in movies should and could really be done with subtlety and without smut. Its one of many taboos which audiences can explore without having to live through its challenges nor worry about its consequences.
Drenched in lancashire drizzle and overshadowed both by the receding clamour of war and the spectre of impending social change it. This movie was conceived in a place and time when selfsacrifice for the sake of marriage made unchallenged moral sense. See more ideas about brief encounter, classic movie posters and old movie posters. With brief encounter, david lean who earned his first oscar nomination for this picture shows his growing directorial gifts on route to his epic mastery of the movies and bravely deals with love that is frowned upon. As the last of four collaborations between playwright noel coward and director david lean, brief encounter 1945, and based on cowards 1936 oneact play still life is an intimate and emotionallycharged examination of two married people who arent married to each other. Through subtle details of character, manner, expression and a rachmaninoff score, lean reveals the profound impact of unexpected passion on the lives of his middle.
With its evocatively fogenshrouded setting, swooning rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances johnson was nominated for an oscar, this film, directed by david lean and based on noel cowards. Throughout their relationship, the two are plagued by guilt. But that doesnt mean what they feel isnt shared, precious, and true. Finden sie begegnung brief encounter in unserem vielfaltigen. It is courageous, sincere, and incredibly romantic. Two strangers, both married to other people, meet by chance in a railroad station and find themselves lost in a brief but intense affair. But because it is a social ill, it tends to be viewed through an illicit. Rent brief encounter 1946 starring celia johnson and trevor howard on dvd and bluray. Brief encounter s minimal distractions allow it to focus on the moment itselfrather than the cause or outcomeand float on the current of its lost in time atmosphere and familiar but intimate settings. Brief encounter 1974 when doctor alec harvey richard burton helps anna jesson sophia loren get something out of her eye on a train platform, neither suspects they are initiating an affair.
Noel cowards tale of thwarted passion at studio 54 the new. With its evocatively fogenshrouded setting, swooning rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances johnson was nominated for an oscar, this film, directed by david lean and. With richard burton, sophia loren, jack hedley, rosemary leach. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
Brief encounter is a 1945 british romantic drama film, directed by david lean, about a passionate extramarital affair in prewwii england. Everything in this movie whispers of romance, from the performances and story to rachmanioffs composition used in just the right places. This tale of unwanted, unresolved, forbidden love between a married woman and a doctor has so much subdued passion that its hard to say who is the better actor, trevor howard, who puts in the performance of a lifetime, or celia johnson, a seemingly mousy housewife whose life is turned upside down by her unexpected brief encounter. Sep 09, 2015 why i think this is a classic 40s movie. The emotional and social tumult that comes with it always provides filmmakers and actors with complex and often fiery material to work with. Brief encounter david lean legendado 1945 hd youtube. Brief encounter is a unique and sometimes misunderstood film whose very british restraint has not endeared it to all comers, but which if anything makes the film more passionate as a result. A married woman, with children, laura celia johnson, meets a stranger, a doctor trevor howard named alec in the stations waitingtea room, who kindly removes a piece of grit from her eye then leaves to catch his train. Still narrating in her flashback in her imagined confession, laura celia johnson feels contrition if no shame over her visit with new friend alec, arriving to discover an emergency at home, husband fred cyril raymond helping her through, in david leans brief encounter, 1945.
Even in britain, i wonder how many people born since, say. Dolly has a one sided conversation with laura, who clearly has other things on her mind. With celia johnson, trevor howard, stanley holloway, joyce carey. Rent brief encounter 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Without a doubt, brief encounter is at the top of my list for romantic movies. In this tv remake of the 1945 british film, a bored married woman embarks upon a brief romantic fling with an equally married man. Mar 29, 2010 marital infidelity is a favorite subject in films. Brief encounter adds a small but valuable gem to the lean filmography, depicting a doomed couples illicit connection with affecting sensitivity and a pair of powerful performance. Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. Laura jesson celia johnson is a middleaged housewife who treats herself to a train ride every.
Trevor howard and celia johnson in brief encounter 1945 celia johnson and cyril. Sir noel peirce coward 16 december 1899 26 march 1973 was an english playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what time magazine called a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise. Brief encounter begins with us meeting laura and alec, having a private conversation thats rudely interrupted by her friend dolly. All the same, that perfectly describes brief encounter, david leans 1945 masterpiece of british restraint and repression, which criterion has at long last upgraded to a standalone bluray title. Oct 16, 2010 in how many other countries would a poll pick brief encounter as the best movie romance of all time. Sep 29, 2010 the acrobatics of love are performed in high style in brief encounter, which is surely the most enchanting work of stagecraft ever inspired by a movie. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 24 produced by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 production management 3 second unit director or assistant director 2 art department 4 sound department 5. Theres now a brief encounter exhibition dedicated to the film and the actors. Clearly uncomfortable and caught offguard, alec rushes off when his train arrives. Coward attended a dance academy in london as a child, making his professional stage. The protagonist is laura, a married woman with children, whose conventional life becomes increasingly complicated following a chance meeting at a railway station with a married stranger with whom she subsequently falls in love.
The acrobatics of love are performed in high style in brief encounter, which is surely the most enchanting work of stagecraft ever inspired by. Laura johnson encounters the handsome dr alec howard in a train station tearoom after her weekly shopping trip. Sentimental yet downtoearth and set in preworld war ii england, the film follows british housewife laura jesson celia johnson, who is on her way home, but catches a cinder in her. Brief encounter is a classic romantic drama set in 1945 during wwii in and around the fictional milford railway station. Discover 24 highresolution movie posters of brief encounter drama, romance on movieposterdb. Brief encounter 1945 full movie free 123movies with english subtitles fast stream, watch brief encounter full movie online 123movies, gomovies. In truth, david leans fourth film remains a timeless study of true love or, rather, the promise of it, and the aching desire for intimate. The plot of the film is about two strangers, both married to others, who meet in a railway station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. A model of narrative restraint and emotional power, david leans brief encounter 1945 won over postwar audiences with its fidelity to the ordinariness of its story and ambiance. Based on noel cowards play still life, brief encounter is a romantic, bittersweet drama about two married people who meet by chance in a london railway station and carry on an intense love affair. Brief encounter 1974 not rated 1h 14min drama tv movie 12 november 1974. Gallery of 20 movie poster and cover images for brief encounter 1945.
Carnforth station, carnforth, lancashire the albert halton room commemorates carnforth s contribution to the first and second world wars, and there are other exhibitions exploring the social history of carnforth. Brief encounter, filmed during the last months of the war, is a tale of forbidden love and doing the right thing in an era of british stiff upper lips and high moral standards, and it is 70 years old. It is shot in atmospheric black and white, and tells the story of two people who fall in love, in mundane little england. Brief encounter 1974 when doctor alec harvey richard burton helps anna jesson sophia loren get something out of her eye on a train platform, neither suspects they. After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor trevor howard and a suburban housewife celia johnson begin. Brief encounter the current the criterion collection. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing brief encounter near you.
It had previously been available on blu only as part of the david lean directs noel coward box set. Watch brief encounter 1974 full movie free online streaming. Brief encounter is a 1974 britishitalian television film starring richard burton and sophia loren, adapted from the play still life by noel coward. Nov 05, 2015 brief encounter is back in cinemas again. Brief encounter 1974 richard burton, sophia loren youtube. Even in britain, i wonder how many people born since, say, 1975 would rate it so highly. Brief encounter is a unique and sometimes misunderstood film whose very british restraint has not endeared it to all comers, but which if anything makes the. Brief encounter theme tops music poll rachmaninovs piano concerto no 2, which features in david leans classic film, is the nations favourite piece of classical music. Coward attended a dance academy in london as a child, making his professional stage debut at the age of eleven. David lean is more famous for his huge technicolor epics, like lawrence of arabia, or a passage to india, but brief encounter is his most moving film. Noel cowards classic tale of a passionate affair is all the more thrilling for being played out with british reserve of the tightest order.
Brief encounter adds a small but valuable gem to the lean filmography, depicting a doomed couples illicit connection with affecting sensitivity and a. The film, based on noel cowards play still life, was one of director david leans first great successes. Brief encounter ist ein britisches filmdrama des regisseurs david lean aus dem jahr 1945. Through subtle details of character, manner, expression and a rachmaninoff score, lean reveals the profound impact of unexpected passion on the lives of his middleclass, middleaged couple, despite the. Famous movie quotes, famous movies, iconic movies, old film stars, movie stars, trevor howard, david lean, brief encounter, today pictures angie thorn across the century 19401949 brief encounter 1945. Brief encounter, british film drama, released in 1945, that pivots on the subject of forbidden love, as set against the strictures of suburban british.
Brief encounter, british film drama, released in 1945, that pivots on the subject of forbidden love, as set against the strictures of suburban british life. Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. Brief encounter grabs you from the start, with a chatterbox interrupting a man and a woman who are silently sitting together in the cafe of a train station, but were clearly in the middle of a. With its evocatively fogenshrouded setting, swooning rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances johnson was nominated for an oscar. Johnson hated making movies, but after coward read the part to her in. Celia johnson and trevor howards performances serve as strong anchors, sergei rachmaninoffs. In how many other countries would a poll pick brief encounter as the best movie romance of all time. Brief encounter adds a small but valuable gem to the lean filmography, depicting a doomed couples illicit. Brief encounter, filmed during the last months of the war, is a tale of forbidden love and doing the right thing in an era of british stiff upper lips and high moral standards, and it. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Both of them are already married, but they continue to meet at the cafe every thursday despite the knowledge that their blossoming love is impossible. More than 70 years later, brief encounter remains intensely. Brief encounter 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 24 produced by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1.
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