Brief encounter
1945 UK Black /White 86 Minutes
Review
I love you. I love your wide eyes, the way you smile,your shyness, and the way you laugh at my jokes
Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), a country housewife is bored with the security of her husband and family. At a train station she gets a piece of grit in her eye. A kindly doctor (Trevor Howard) removes it. Enjoying one another's company, the couple continue to meet weekly for a cup of tea in the refreshment room of the station while they await their respective trains home.
After much hesitation Laura gives in to Alec’s plea’s and joins him at a his friends Stephen’s apartment. But what should be a joyous realization is fraught with tragedy, since both care greatly for their families. Realizing that a future together is impossible they agree to part. The doctor
is to leave for Africa.
Cast
- 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 ... Beryl
Links and more
Can I see you again
I love you
I wish you stopped talking
We must be sensible
You’ve been a long way
Then and Now
IMDB
A Brief Encounter with Carnforth Station
