My title concerns rather the younger generation, too absorbed in watching "Sin City" and other dismaying commercial and violent flick to give a chance to anything in black&white.
Although, Brief Encounter has a stunning cinematography: the shots of the trains and the steam from the engines in the station, and the very inspired and very modern direction of Lean, considering the date (1946): particularly the close shot of Mrs Messiter when she never stops speaking, or the camera leaning slowly on the side as an effect of collapse to reinforce the drama when Laura feels overwhelmed by Alec's departure. Amazing.
The soundtrack is using the gorgeous second concerto of Rachmaninov. Some critics may say that the over use of music hides the imperfections of a script or a direction: it may be true most of the time but not here. The film is an excellent example of a 20th century Romantic love story (Romantic with capital R as the movement of the 19th century). Thus, it may appear a little outdated here, as most of people may unfortunately not make such a big deal about cheating relationships nowadays. However the guilt still exists and the movie strikes a very modern chord in this point of view.
The acting is excellent and I recommend the movie to anybody interested in the art of cinema. This is a much better love story than the later "Summertime" also by David Lean, with Katharine Hepburn (this one, extremely out of date).
Although, Brief Encounter has a stunning cinematography: the shots of the trains and the steam from the engines in the station, and the very inspired and very modern direction of Lean, considering the date (1946): particularly the close shot of Mrs Messiter when she never stops speaking, or the camera leaning slowly on the side as an effect of collapse to reinforce the drama when Laura feels overwhelmed by Alec's departure. Amazing.
The soundtrack is using the gorgeous second concerto of Rachmaninov. Some critics may say that the over use of music hides the imperfections of a script or a direction: it may be true most of the time but not here. The film is an excellent example of a 20th century Romantic love story (Romantic with capital R as the movement of the 19th century). Thus, it may appear a little outdated here, as most of people may unfortunately not make such a big deal about cheating relationships nowadays. However the guilt still exists and the movie strikes a very modern chord in this point of view.
The acting is excellent and I recommend the movie to anybody interested in the art of cinema. This is a much better love story than the later "Summertime" also by David Lean, with Katharine Hepburn (this one, extremely out of date).