Brief Encounter

Genre: Drama

At a café on a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Although they are both already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday in the small café, although they know that their love is impossible.

🏆 Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Romance

Director

David Lean

Cast

Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway

Released

24 August 1946

Runtime

1h 26m

Certificate

Approved

IMDb rating

8 / 10

Votes

47,302

Metascore

92

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Edition

Base