I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

A Disappointing Continuation

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Blistering performances.

David Lean made almost a masterpiece on a forbidden love story in a post war period,the train station and all characters there are a backdrop of the powerful drama of a platonic love,cinema,dinners and guilty are some trace elements of those lost afternoons until the end up in railway's departure,a David Lean's movie unsurpassible many times replicated but never matched!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 9.25

Brief in name and length. Though of its era, a perfect little film. Direction and acting, lighting, camerawork, script and score all combine to make this a classic. Despite its brevity the film seamlessly includes three romances as well as young Beryl's who works at the refreshment room with Myrtle. All balance each other and are meant to be contrasted.

This is a boring film about a boring married woman contemplating whether or not to have an affair, before choosing not to. I don't know why loads of old women say that this is great.We see little of the husband, so we don't know whether or not the protagonist is justifiably dissatisfied with him. Is she trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage with a man who doesn't care about her?The object of her affection isn't particularly appealing (in looks or personality), so it's difficult for the viewer to understand her attraction to him. The only reason that I haven't given this 1 is that the directing and cinematography are very good.

Brief Encounter (1945): Dir: David Lean / Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Valentine Dyall: Dark romance that regards that peak moment when sin emerges and the gradual path to its growth. Celia Johnson plays Laura Jesson, a house wife who is dissatisfied with her marriage. Trevor Howard plays doctor Alec Harvey whom she encounters at a coffee shop while awaiting her train. She is transfixed by his charms after he assists her in dealing with a speck in her eye, and soon they are off to the movies. A romance blossoms and she soon becomes paranoid to the thoughts of those around her and the fear of being found out. Cyril Howard plays her husband who is supportive in his role as husband and father but his routines of cross-word puzzles and such lead Laura to boredom. There is a host of colourful supporting characters including Everley Gregg as Laura's very talkative friend. Valentine Dyall plays a doctor acquaintance of Alec's who learns of the forbidden romance and makes his opinion known. Directed by David Lean with a clever screenplay that is insightful despite being, at times, corny. It contains the so-called innocence and passion of sin that eventually catches up with us and turns our brief encounter into a lifetime mistake. That is, unless those whom can be damaged most reverse the pain with understanding. Score: 9 / 10