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Brief encounter [videorecording]

1998
Videos and DVDs
Classic drama starring Celia Johnson as a married woman whose life is thrown into turmoil when she unexpectedly falls in love with a stranger. Laura Jesson (Johnson) appears to be the very embodiment of a respectable wife and mother. Equally, the man who comes to her assistance when a passing train blows grit into her eye, Dr Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), enjoys a settled and comfortable life. Neither of them are prepared for the emotions the encounter will evoke in them. Unable to forget each other, they begin meeting covertly in the railway cafe. Given that both are married with children, pursuing a romantic relationship seems impossible, but will the power of their love overwhelm all other concerns?
Main title:
Brief encounter [videorecording] / producer, Noël Coward.
Imprint:
Carlton Visual Entertainment, 1998.
Collation:
1 videodisc (83 min.) : b&w.
Notes:
Film originally released in 1945.Cast includes; Celia Johnson - Trevor Howard - Stanley Holloway.Made in 1945.Based on the play 'Still life' by Noel Coward.Credits: music, Sergei Rachmaninov; cinematographer, Robert Krasker.DVDN.Credits: director, David Lean; writer, Noël Coward; writer, Anthony Havelock-Allan; writer, David Lean; music, Sergei Rachmaninov; cinematographer, Robert Krasker.Credits: director, David Lean; writer, Noël Coward; writer, Anthony Havelock-Allan; writer, David Lean; music, Sergei Rachmaninoff; cinematographer, Robert Krasker.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Cyril Raymond, Joyce Carey, Everley Gregg, Margaret Barton, Irene Handl, Valentine Dyall, Nuna Davey.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437791.437
Language:
English
BRN:
1020207
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