David Lean's Brief Encounter is a classic romantic drama set in 1945 during World War Two and takes place at the fictional, Milford railway station. Married woman; Laura (Ceclia Johnson) meets a Doctor (Trevor Howard) whom is also married. Their meeting is traditionally romantic, the helpless Laura gets a piece of grit in her eye and the Doctor kindly removes it.
After the incident, Laura and the Doctor randomly meet again and start to develop feelings of love for each other. The dilemma however begins early on in the film, from the start in fact, Laura's voice over shows the audience how she isn't satisfied with her life and we follow her through her repetitive routines; going shopping for the family, seeing a film and run ins with the town's gossip queen.
The film is an outstanding piece of British film and Cecila Johnson has the perfect face for the emotional, thoughtful and guilty Laura. The close up's of her face in various scenes are mesmerising as is the screenplay.
However, the film ends with the celebration of marriage when Laura returns home to her dutiful husband but the sheer excellence of Lean's adaption still remains to be timeless.
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