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Kimberly Talton

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INDUSTRIAL_DESIGN_270_SYLLABUS

Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a

screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life.The film stars Celia

Johnson and Trevor Howard in lead roles, alongside Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril

Raymond, Everley Gregg and Margaret Barton in supporting roles.Brief Encounter tells the

story of two married strangers living in pre-World War II England, whose chance meeting at

a railway station leads to a brief yet intense emotional affair, disrupting their otherwise

conventional lives.Brief Encounter premiered in London on 13 November 1945, followed by

its wide release on 25 November.The film received widespread critical acclaim, with

Johnson and Howard's performances earning high praise.However, despite critical acclaim,

it emerged as a moderate commercial success at the box-office.At the 19th Academy

Awards, Brief Encounter received 3 nominations – Best Director (Lean), Best Actress

(Johnson) and Best Adapted Screenplay.but failed to win in any category.However, the film

won the Palme d'Or at the 1st Cannes Film Festival, while Johnson won the New York Film

Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.Many critics, historians, and scholars consider Brief

Encounter as one of the greatest films of all time.In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked it

the second-greatest British film of all time.In 2017, a Time Out poll of 150 actors, directors,

writers, producers, and critics ranked it the 12th-best British film ever.== Plot ==

In a railway station refreshment room, a man and a woman are sitting glumly at a table

when one of the woman's friends comes in and immediately begins chatting away.After

some terse pleasantries, the man leaves to catch his train.The man's companion explains
that the man is about to move to Africa.After the man leaves, the companion briefly

disappears without warning but returns, explaining that she wanted to see the express

train.After a short interval, the two women head for their own train.At home, Laura Jesson,

the woman at the table, sits in the living room with her husband Fred.Although Fred is a

kind man, he lacks Laura's ear for music and seems more interested in filling out the

crossword than conversing with his wife.Laura silently reflects on her recent experiences,

which she retells in the form of a confession to her husband.Like many women of her social

standing at the time, Laura visits a nearby town every week to shop and watch a matinée

film.During one such outing to Milford, while waiting in the railway station's refreshment

room, she is assisted by a fellow passenger, Alec Harvey, who removes a piece of grit from

her eye.Alec is an idealistic general practitioner who also works as a consultant at the local

hospital on Thursdays.Both Laura and Alec are married with children, although Alec's wife

Madeleine and their two sons are never seen.The two encounter each other again by chance

the following week outside Boots the Chemist, and during a third meeting, they share a table

at lunch.With time to spare, they attend an afternoon performance at the Palladium

Cinema.They soon become uneasy as their innocent, casual relationship begins to deepen,

verging on infidelity.They eventually admit they love each other.Laura and Alec continue

meeting in public until they unexpectedly run into some of Laura's friends, necessitating the

first of many deceptions.Eventually, they agree to make love at the flat of Alec's friend

Stephen, who has dinner plans.However, Stephen returns unexpectedly.Stephen overhears

Laura sneaking out and subtly chides Alec for his infidelity.A distraught Laura wanders the

streets for three hours until a concerned police officer urges her to go home.Alec surprises

Laura at the train station.They admit to each other that it is impossible for them to maintain

their relationship.Alec reveals that he has been offered a job in Johannesburg, South Africa,

where his brother lives.Although he was initially unsure whether to take it, he decides he
must leave England to put a definitive end to his affair with Laura, and to avoid hurting their

families.He offers to leave the decision to Laura, but Laura replies, "That's unkind of you, my

darling."The next week, Laura and Alec have their final meeting in the railway station

refreshment room, now seen with the poignant perspective of their shared history.As they

prepare to part for the last time, Dolly Messiter, an acquaintance of Laura's, interrupts them,

oblivious to their anguish.Alec’s train arrives before they can say a proper goodbye.He

discreetly squeezes Laura’s shoulder as he departs, leaving her with Dolly.Laura, overcome

with emotion, nearly commits suicide by jumping in front of an express train.However, she

gathers herself and returns home to her family.At home, Laura is nearly overcome with

emotion.Fred senses her turmoil and acknowledges Laura's emotional distance, though

whether he understands the cause remains unclear.He thanks her for coming back to him,

and she weeps in his arms.A parallel subplot involves the interactions of the station and

refreshment room staff.Two of the staff flirt with each other but cannot engage in public

displays of affection during work hours, which humorously contrasts with Laura and Alec's

ability to meet openly with each other and inability to have a relationship outside of work

hours.== Cast ==

== Adaptation ==

=== Still Life ===

Brief Encounter is based on Noël Coward's one-act play Still Life (1936), one of ten short

plays in the cycle Tonight at 8.30, designed for Gertrude Lawrence and Coward himself, to

be performed in various combinations as triple bills.

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