Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay written by Noël Coward. It is based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life and stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey. The film follows a passionate extramarital affair in England shortly before WWII. It received three nominations at the 19th Academy Awards; Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay written by Noël Coward. It is based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life and stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey. The film follows a passionate extramarital affair in England shortly before WWII. The protagonist is Laura, a married woman with children, whose conventional life becomes increasingly complicated following a chance meeting with a married stranger with whom she subsequently falls in love. It received three nominations at the 19th Academy Awards; Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked it as the second greatest British film of all time. In 2017, a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine saw it ranked the twelfth best British film ever. All scenes in Still Life are set in the refreshment room of a railway station. As is common in films based on stage plays, the film depicts places only referred to in the play: Dr Lynn’s flat, a cinema, a restaurant and a branch of Boots the Chemist. It premiered in London on 13 November 1945 and was theatrically released on 25 November to widespread critical accclaim. It is widely cited by film critics, historians and scholars as one of the greatest films of all-time. It has been described as ‘one of the most influential films of the 20th century’ and has been called ‘the most influential film of the last 50 years’ It has also been called the ‘greatest film ever made by a British director’ and ‘the greatest film of its generation’ It was released in UK cinemas on November 25, 1945, with a UK release date of November 26, 1945.
It was also released in the US on November 27, 1946, with an American release date on November 28, 1946. The UK release was released on November 29, 1947, and a US release on November 30, 1947. The US release was on November 31, 1948, and the UK release on December 1, 1948. The U.S. release was also on December 7, 1949, but the US release date was not released until December 8, 1949. The British release was the same day as the U.K. release of The Godfather: Particulars, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part 5 and Part 6. The American release was a week later, on December 9, 1950, and it was released worldwide on December 10, 1950. The German release was later on December 11, 1951, and December 13, 1951. The United States release is on December 14, 1952, and January 7, 1953. The French release is also on January 14, 1953, and March 7, 1954, and July 27, 1954. The English release is called The Godparents, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. The Americans release the film on March 14, 1954 and July 7, 1957.
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