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User Comments for: Brief Encounter

soonertbone says...
11 months ago
Exquisite film, one of my very favorites. The lead performances, especially Celia Johnson's, are enough to make you weep for days. The economy of the film is astounding: orienting, flashback, rise, fall, conclusion, all in less than 90 minutes. What I appreciated it most, watching it in the context of watching many movies of the time, is that this relationship feels much more real than what you often get in the 40s. Often you get two movie stars locking eyes, and by the next scene they love each other. Here you get minor scenes that build: grit in the eye, a casual hello on the corner, a day at the movies--so that when the "I love you" comes, it feels authentic and earned. My heart breaks for these two, trapped in loveless marriages with no choice but to carry on, chin up.
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