Brief encounter
(DVD)
Contributors
Havelock-Allan, Anthony, film producer,
Neame, Ronald, film producer,
Lean, David, 1908-1991, film director,
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973, film producer,
Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982, actor.
Neame, Ronald, film producer,
Lean, David, 1908-1991, film director,
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973, film producer,
Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982, actor.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2012].
Format
DVD
Status
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc | DVD BRIEF_E | Shelving Cart |
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2012].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515093316
Notes
General Note
Based on the play, Still life, by Noël Coward.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
General Note
Also issued in box set: David Lean directs Noël Coward with Blithe spirit, In which we serve and This happy breed.
General Note
Restored by the BFI National Archive and Granada International.
General Note
Special features: Commentary (by film scholar Bruce Elder); Barry Day (interview with Noël Coward expert Barry Day); A profile of "Brief Encounter" (short documentary on the making of the film); David Lean: a self-portrait (a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career); Trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; art director, L.P. Williams ; fim editor, Jack Harris ; Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 played by Eileen Joyce with the National Symphony Orchestra ; conducted by Muir Mathieson ; [music, Noël Coward, Muier Mathieson, Clifton Parker].
Participants/Performers
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, [Valentine Dyall].
Description
After a chance meeting on a train station, a married doctor and a suburban housewife enter into a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 1.37:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles.