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A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.


“A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!”
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson

Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby

Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot

Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson

Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter

Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton

Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Brief Encounter is a drama, romance film released in 1945 exploring themes of infidelity, farewell, husband wife relationship, narration, marriage, housewife. Directed by David Lean, it stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway. Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
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