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Brief Encounter (DVD, 2000, Criterion Collection)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Video Format
- NTSC
- Case Type
- Tall/DVD Case
- Sub-Genre
- Tragic Romance
- Studio
- The Criterion Collection
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.33:1
- Type
- Movie
- Region Code
- DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
- Language
- English
- Features
- Black & White, Commentary
- Run Time
- 86 minutes
- UPC
- 0037429150726
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Product Information
Though he might be best remembered for sweeping epics such as DOCTOR ZHIVAGO and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, renowned British director David Lean began his film career with small-scale character studies based on the plays of Noel Coward. Lean's fourth film, BRIEF ENCOUNTER--which was also his fourth and final collaboration with Coward--adapts the playwright's heartbreaking tale of two ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love. Laura (Celia Johnson) is a seemingly happy, middle-class housewife who meets the equally married physician Alec (a young Trevor Howard in only his third screen role) when he removes a speck of dust from her eye at a London railway station. The pair soon find themselves drawn together through weekly meetings at the station cafe, their casual encounters blooming into a chaste love affair marked by intimate conversation, longing glances--and the tragic realization that neither of them will be able to break the bonds of social propriety that keep them wedded to other people. Seen by some as quintessentially English, Lean's achingly lovely exploration of the conflicting demands of personal happiness and social responsibility remains nonetheless universal and timeless. Johnson and Howard's nuanced performances, Robert Krasker's shadowy cinematography, and a soundtrack of hauntingly romantic Rachmaninov piano concertos only add to the film's aura of quiet desperation.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0037429150726
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3332278
Product Key Features
Actor
Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson
Edition
Criterion Collection
Movie/TV Title
Brief Encounter
Director
David Lean, Sir David Lean
Format
DVD
Release Year
2000
Genre
Drama
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Display Format
Criterion Collection
Signal Standard
Dvd
Leading Role
Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson
Film Country
United Kingdom
Release Date
20000516
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- 05 Aug, 2025
Beautiful early David Lean film!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: rarthur9
- 23 Jul, 2023
David Lean's BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: groovedetector1966
- 27 Nov, 2019
Better than Casablanca, to a degree
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- 23 Jan, 2019
Great
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- 04 May, 2023
David Lean at his best.
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