Baby, you are gonna miss that train.
Directed by David Lean
A critically acclaimed, moving drama.
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Brief Encounter is showing in 1 cinema in New York City - next screening Friday 23 October at 13:50 at Metrograph.
Next screenings: Friday 23 October.
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Baby, you are gonna miss that train.
I don't think there will be a cinematic gesture as tender and heartbreaking then when one character puts their hand on the shoulder of the person they love because they can't give a proper goodbye
How can you not be romantic about trains
It follows a suburban housewife and a doctor who develop a profound emotional bond during weekly meetings despite being married to others.
It was directed by a renowned British filmmaker in 1945, widely celebrated as a masterwork of mid-century cinema.
It shared the highest prize at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and received three Academy Award nominations.
