BRIEF ENCOUNTER (HOWARD/JOHNSON) (1945)
DAVID LEAN
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Plot
This movie shocked audiences back when it was first released, a sympathetic portrayal of two strangers who meet in a train station and have a non-consumated extramarital affair, was too strong for the times. Written by the equally shocking Noel Coward, this is a classic British melodrama.