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Brief Encounter • The Next Reel
“This is my whole world, and it’s enough – or rather it was until a few weeks ago.”
David Lean had already adapted Noël Coward three times for the silver screen by the time he set out to adapt Brief Encounter. Clearly, he connected with Coward’s material, and also proven himself adept at it. His last adaptation of Coward’s work is the one-act play “Still Life,” and with that he made a touching and heartbreaking movie – at least for some. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our 1947 Academy Award Best Writing Screenplay nominees series with Lean’s 1945 film Brief Encounter…
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