Director David Lean demonstrates his mastery behind the camera with a "small" story that reaches to profound heights in this frank depiction (for its time) of illict love. Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson are superb as "the two ships that pass in the night.
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This review of Brief Encounter (1945) was written by Matthew A on 05 Sep 2010.
Brief Encounter has generally received very positive reviews.
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