brief encounter full frame
adapting noel cowards play still life legendary filmmaker david lean deftly explores the thrill pain and tenderness of illicit romance in dour gray britain of 1945 . from a chance meeting on a train platform a middle aged married doctor trevor howard and a suburban housewife celia johnson enter into a quietly passionate ultimately doomed love affair set to a swirling rachmanioff score . br br audio commentary original theatrical trailer writer commentary .
dvd 86 minutes criterion