The simple story of an unconsummated love affair between a suburban doctor and a middle-class housewife, 'Brief Encounter' can claim to be the most romantic film in British cinema. Based by Noel Coward upon his short play 'Still Life', the screenplay conjures up the drab, emotionally restrained world of post-war Britain better than almost any other literary text.4/5. · About Noël Coward Screenplays. This collection brings together three of Coward's most important screenplays – In Which We Serve (), Brief Encounter () and The Astonished Heart (). The collection features the shooting scripts for each film alongside contextual notes for each play, and a general introduction, by Barry www.doorway.ru: · Brief Encounter. Synopsis: At a café on a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Although they are both already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday in the small café, although they know that their love is impossible. Genre: Drama, Romance/
Brief Encounter, the most famous screenplay in this collection, is based on Coward's one-act play Still Life. It remains one of the greatest love stories of all time, coming second in a British Film Institute poll of the top British films. The Astonished Heart tells the story of a psychiatrist's growing obsession for a good-time girl. Brief Encounter, British film drama, released in , that pivots on the subject of forbidden love, as set against the strictures of suburban British life. The film, based on Noël Coward 's play Still Life, was one of director David Lean 's first great successes. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter (), directed by David. Originally produced by The Kneehigh Theatre. Written by Noël Coward; Adapted by Emma Rice; Original Music: Stu Barker; Adapted from the play "Still Life" and the screenplay of "Brief Encounter," both by Noël Coward. Directed by Emma Rice; Associate Director: Wes Grantom.
Brief Encounter is a British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay written by Noël Coward, based on his one-act play Still Life. It stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, and Joyce Carey. The film follows a passionate extramarital affair in England shortly before WWII. The protagonist is Laura, a married woman with children, whose conventional life becomes increasingly complicated following a chance meeting at a railway station with a married. Brief Encounter, the most famous screenplay in this collection, is based on Coward's one-act play Still Life. It remains one of the greatest love stories of all time, coming second in a British Film Institute poll of the top British films. The Astonished Heart tells the story of a psychiatrist's growing obsession for a good-time girl. David Lean's iconic movie, Brief Encounter, was written by Noel Coward and was based on one of his one-act plays, Still Life, written a decade earlier. Emma Rice, Artistic Director of Kneehigh Theatre Company, has adapted this timeless tale of joy and heartache for the stage, interspersing the romantic action with nine Coward ditties.
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