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The Film Programme: Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

29/10/2015

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, Brief Encounter

Francine Stock discusses Brief Encounter.

Francine Stock discusses Brief Encounter and why it still makes grown men and women weep 70 years after it was first in cinemas.

To mark the 70th anniversary of Brief Encounter, Francine Stock asks why it still makes grown men and women weep despite the restrained passions, clipped accents and various parodies. She enlists the help of fans Moira Buffini, Matthew Sweet, Thomas Dixon, Neil Brand and Antonia Quirke.

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