• Director(s)

    David Lean

  • Production Year

    1945

  • Release date

    06/11/2015

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    87m

  • Cast

    Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Margaret Barton, Dennis Harkin, Valentine Dyall, Marjorie Mars, Irene Handl, Wilfred Babbage, Wally Bosco, Sydney Bromley, Nuna Davey, Edward Hodge, Jack May, Avis Scott, George V. Sheldon, Richard Thomas, Henrietta Vincent

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Brief Encounter

adultery theme, suicide references

BRIEF ENCOUNTER is a romantic drama, from 1945, about a man and woman, both married, who meet in a railway station and embark upon a short romance.…

BRIEF ENCOUNTER is a romantic drama, from 1945, about a man and woman, both married, who meet in a railway station and embark upon a short romance.

suicide and self-harm
The issue of suicide is referenced both verbally and in a scene in which the woman runs towards a platform edge as a fast train approaches.
theme
The theme of adultery runs throughout the work, most explicitly in a scene in which the woman agrees to go with the man to a nearby flat owned by a friend.

  • Director(s)

    David Lean

  • Production Year

    1945

  • Release date

    06/11/2015

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    87m

  • Cast

    Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Margaret Barton, Dennis Harkin, Valentine Dyall, Marjorie Mars, Irene Handl, Wilfred Babbage, Wally Bosco, Sydney Bromley, Nuna Davey, Edward Hodge, Jack May, Avis Scott, George V. Sheldon, Richard Thomas, Henrietta Vincent

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adultery theme, suicide references
Classified Date:
08/09/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
suicide and self-harm
The issue of suicide is referenced both verbally and in a scene in which the woman runs towards a platform edge as a fast train approaches.
theme
The theme of adultery runs throughout the work, most explicitly in a scene in which the woman agrees to go with the man to a nearby flat owned by a friend.
Classified Date:
28/09/1945
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Eagle Lion Distribution Ltd
Contains mild sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
R.N.I.B.
Classified Date:
02/08/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Carlton Video Ltd
Classified Date:
29/01/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Pickwick Video Ltd
Classified Date:
04/08/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Rank Video Library
Classified Date:
12/02/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Carlton Video Ltd

  • Classified date

    08/09/2015

  • BBFC reference

    BFF004469

  • Language

    English