Brief Encounter

#30 among films

0 Oscar wins · 3 nominations

Age rating

NR

Runtime

1h 26m

Brief Encounter is rated NR and runs 1h 26m.

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.

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