1945 · 86 min · NR

Brief Encounter

Name: Brief Encounter
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1945
Duration: 86 min
Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond

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 love & longing, guilt & shame, and betrayal play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Cinematography

Robert Krasker

Cast

Celia JohnsonTrevor HowardStanley HollowayJoyce CareyCyril RaymondEverley GreggMarjorie MarsMargaret Barton

The world of this film

Setting

Where

England

Setting

Suburban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Guilt & Shame Betrayal

Structure

Frame Narrative Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

MelancholicRomanticTense

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedTwo Hander

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Brief Encounter

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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