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.
Title:Brief Encounter
Year:1945
Country:United Kingdom
Studio:Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast:Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg
Crew:Ronald Neame (Producer), Anthony Havelock-Allan (Producer), Robert Krasker (Director of Photography), Jack Harris (Editor), Lawrence P. Williams (Art Direction), David Lean (Director)
Keyword:infidelity, farewell, husband wife relationship, narration, marriage, housewife, duty, doctor, love affair, tearjerker, told in flashback, impossible love, shame, guilty conscience, broken heart, hopelessness, secretiveness
Release: Nov 24, 1945
Runtime: 86 minutes
IMDb: 7.706 / 10 by 648 users
Popularity: 1.578
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Language: English
