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Brief Encounter (1945)
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Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. Director:David LeanWriter:(uncredited) See more » |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Stanley Holloway | ... | |
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Joyce Carey | ... | |
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Everley Gregg | ... | |
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Mary Norton
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On a café at a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Although she is already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday on the small café, although they know that their love is impossible. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>
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A story of the most precious moments in woman's life!Parents Guide:
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Noel Coward's Brief Encounter See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Laura Jesson: [whimpers] Please don't.
Dr. Alec Harvey: I love you. I love you. You love me too. It's no use pretending it hasn't happened cause it has.
Laura Jesson: Yes it has. I don't want to pretend anything either to you or to anyone else. But from now on, I shall have to. That's what's wrong. Don't you see? That's what spoils everything. That's why we must stop, here and now, talking like this. We're neither of us free to love each other. There's too much in the way. There's still time, if we control ourselves and behave like sensible human beings. There's still time.
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(uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert
(Performed by James Whitebread on Wurlitzer organ at the Metropole Cinema. Mimed by the organist as the Palladium) See more »
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Laura borrows books by Kate O'Brien. Kate O'Brien (1897 - 1974), was an Irish novelist and playwright. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: (At 13:15) There appears to be a set light perched under the Jesson's tray ceiling in the library. You can see it very briefly as Fred crosses from the mantel to the sofa. See more »Quotes
Dr. Alec Harvey: I love you. I love your wide eyes, the way you smile, your shyness, and the way you laugh at my jokes.Laura Jesson: [whimpers] Please don't.
Dr. Alec Harvey: I love you. I love you. You love me too. It's no use pretending it hasn't happened cause it has.
Laura Jesson: Yes it has. I don't want to pretend anything either to you or to anyone else. But from now on, I shall have to. That's what's wrong. Don't you see? That's what spoils everything. That's why we must stop, here and now, talking like this. We're neither of us free to love each other. There's too much in the way. There's still time, if we control ourselves and behave like sensible human beings. There's still time.
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Referenced in "The Andy Griffith Show: Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter (#2.9)" (1961) See more »Soundtracks
"March Militaire"(uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert
(Performed by James Whitebread on Wurlitzer organ at the Metropole Cinema. Mimed by the organist as the Palladium) See more »
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