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Brief Encounter- a fantastic, heart-wrenching film!

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4 Jun 18th, 2009 

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Romantic, endearing and tear - jerking

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Slightly slow at times

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Brief Encounter tells the story of a married GP and a married housewife who fall passionately in love after a chance meeting at a station's tearoom. Their short-lived but breathtaking affair questions the social morals of the period in which it is set.

Brief Encounter, directed by David Lean, is an adaptation of Noël Coward’s script ‘still life’. Outstanding performances are given by Celia Johnson (playing Laura, the main character) and Trevor Howard (playing Dr. Alec Harvey, the other main character).
There are little special effects but this adds to the emotion and real-life feel of the film The music of Rachmaninoff is used throughout this film too.

The only disadvantage I found was that the on screen action felt a little slow at times but the ending more than made up for this.

When watching Brief Encounter I was surprised at how quickly i found myself entrapped in this film. The simple but honest storyline doesn't fail to stir up your emotions and capture your attention.

A fantastic romantic tear-jerker, I would definitely recommend this film! 

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