1945 · 86 min · NR
Brief Encounter
Directed by David Lean · Drama, Romance
Brief Encounter (1945) is a Drama film, directed by David Lean set in England during the 1940s. It runs 86 minutes and is rated NR.
Themes of grief & loss, betrayal, and identity play out through frame narrative and unreliable narrator.
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Cast
Celia JohnsonTrevor HowardStanley HollowayJoyce CareyCyril RaymondEverley GreggMarjorie MarsMargaret Barton
The world of this film
Premise & themes
Themes
Grief & LossBetrayalIdentity
Structure
Frame NarrativeUnreliable Narrator
Tone
MelancholicContemplative
Shape
Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction
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