Brief Encounter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Brief Encounter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean Cast: Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
, Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson
, Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
, Cyril Raymond
Cyril Raymond
David Lean
Brief Encounter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Brief Encounter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean Cast: Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
, Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson
, Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
, Cyril Raymond
Cyril Raymond
David Lean

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Overview

Based on Noël Coward's 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. Sentimental yet down-to-earth and set in pre-World War II England, the film follows British housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), who is on her way home, but catches a cinder in her eye. By chance, she meets Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), who removes it for her. The two talk for a few minutes and strike immediate sparks, but they end up catching different trains. However, both return to the station once a week to meet and, as the film progresses, they grow closer, sharing stories, hopes, and fears about their lives, marriages, and children. One day, when Alec's train is late, both become frantic that they will miss each other. When they finally find each other, they realize that they are in love. But what should be a joyous realization is fraught with tragedy, since both care greatly for their families. Howard and Johnson give flawless performances as two practical, married people who find themselves in a situation in which they know they can never be happy.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/26/2016
UPC: 0715515175012
Original Release: 1945
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Language: English
Time: 1:26:00
Sales rank: 9,588

Special Features

High-Definition digital transfer of the BFI National Archive's 2008 restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio Commentary from 2000 by film historian Bruce Eder; Interview from 2012 with Noel Coward scholar Barry Day; A Profile of "Brief Encounter," a short documentary from 2000 on the making of the film; David Lean: A Self Portrait, a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career; Trailer; Plus: An essay by historian Kevin Brownlow

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Trevor Howard Alec Harvey
Celia Johnson Laura Jesson
Joyce Carey Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond Fred Jesson
Stanley Holloway Albert Godby
Everley Gregg Dolly Messiter
Margaret Barton Beryl Waters
Valentine Dyall Stephen Lynn
Marjorie Mars Mary Norton
Nuna Davey Mrs. Rolandson
Dennis Harkin Stanley
Irene Handl Organist
Edward Hodge Bill
Sydney Bromley Johnnie
Wilfred Babbage Policeman
Avis Scott Waitress
Henrietta Vincent Margaret
Richard Thomas Bobbie
George V. Sheldon Clergyman
Wallace Bosco Doctor
Jack May Boatman
Alfie Bass Waiter at the Royal

Technical Credits
David Lean Director,Screenwriter
Anthony Havelock-Allan Screenwriter,Producer
Ronald Neame Screenwriter,Producer
Noel Coward Producer
Charles Staffell Special Effects
Desmond Dew Sound Effects
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