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Midweek Cinema: Brief Encounter

on BBC Two England

starring
Celia Johnson , Trevor Howard
Yehudi Menuhin 's choice of this classic love story for My Kind of Movie begins a season of films selected by celebrities. Made just after the war with an emotional maturity rare in British films, it is the story of Laura and Alec both married who fall in love but cannot endure the feeling of guilt and deceit their love brings. The romance is. counter-pointed by Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 varying in volume and expression with Laura's mood.
Produced and adapted by NOEL COWARD from his play Still Life Directed by DAVID LEAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Celia Johnson
Unknown:
Trevor Howard
Unknown:
Yehudi Menuhin
Adapted By:
Noel Coward
Directed By:
David Lean
Laura Jesson:
Celia Johnson
Alec Harvey:
Trevor Howard
Albert Godby:
Stanley Holloway
Myrtle Bagot:
Joyce Carey
Fred Jesson:
Cyril Raymond
Dolly Messiter:
Everley Gregg
Beryl Waters:
Margaret Barten

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