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Brief Encounter

A 1940s black-and-white picture of a woman leaning out of a train window, while a man stands outside. Both very close to eachother, looking at eachother romantically
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Directed by British filmmaker David Lean and written by UK playwright and composer Noël Coward, this tender drama-romance was deservedly nominated for three Oscars. Featuring astounding performances from a talented ensemble British cast that includes Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard and Stanley Holloway, the classic was produced by UK-based Cineguild.

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Discontented suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) in a railway station one evening by chance. What starts out as friendship quickly develops into something more as they are forced to confront what the damaging repercussions of their deepening feelings could be for the people they love.s.