Brief Encounter

Noel Coward adapted his one-act play “Still Life” and, in conjunction with director David lean, created one of the most enduring films ever made. In a café at a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard).

Following this chance meeting they meet every Thursday and their acquaintance deepens into affection and love. It is the story of two people thrown together by their brief encounter who are helpless in the face of their emotions but redeemed by their moral courage. Over the years few films have equalled the compassion and realism of Brief Encounter.