Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter (1945) is a British film directed by David Lean starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.

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1945 - British - Film - David Lean - Celia Johnson - Trevor Howard

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The screenplay was written by Noel Coward based on his play "Still Life" (1936), one of a group of ten short plays entitled ', designed to be performed in various combinations of three (triple bills) as vehicles for Gertrude Lawrence and Coward himself. All scenes of "Still Life" are set in the refreshment room of a railway station (the fictional Milford Junction).

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Screenplay - Noel Coward - 1936 - Gertrude Lawrence

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The film version prominently features the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff on the soundtrack. Much of the film version was shot at Carnforth in Lancashire. Noel Coward makes the station announcements in the film.

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Piano Concerto No. 2 - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Soundtrack - Carnforth - Lancashire

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It shared the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1999 it came 2nd in a BFI poll of British films, while in 2004 the magazine Total Film named it the 44th greatest British film of all time.

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1946 - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival - BFI poll - 2004 - Magazine - Total Film

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