Brief Encounter
First screened in February 2010

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Director: David Lean. Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Cyril Raymond, Joyce Carey, Stanley Holloway, Everley Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Valentine Dyall, Irene Handl, Nuna Davey, Wilfred Babbage. Screenplay: David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, and Noel Coward (based on the play Still Life by Noël Coward).

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Photo © 1945 Cineguild, © 1946 Universal Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

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Academy Award Nominations (1946):
	Best Director: David Lean
	Best Actress: Celia Johnson
	Best Screenplay: David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, and Ronald Neame
Other Awards (1946):
	Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prize of the Festival
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Johnson)

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