Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard have a “Brief Encounter”

Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard have a “Brief Encounter” Brief Encounter (1945) is a British romantic film directed by David Lean and starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. The screenplay was written by Noel Coward which was based on his play Still Life (1936).Laura Jesson (Johns... Read full article

Brief Encounter: Short Hollywood Marriages

Hollywood marriages are often butt of jokes since they are often extremely short or numerous. While Comet Over Hollywood previously identified more than 70 lengthy and successful Hollywood marriages, there are also some that are remarkably brief. This Valentine’s Day we are focusing on those br... Read full article

Brief Encounter: Short Hollywood Marriages

Hollywood marriages are often butt of jokes from being extremely short or numerous. While Comet Over Hollywood previously identified more than 70 lengthy and successful Hollywood marriages, there are also some that are remarkably brief. This Valentine’s Day we are focusing on those brief encounte... Read full article

Brief Encounter (1945)

Brief Encounter Directed by David Lean Written by Anthony Havelock-Allen, David Lean, and Ronald Neame from the play “Still Life” by Noel Coward (all uncredited) 1945/UK Cineguild Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #191 of 1001 Film You Must See Before You Die I didn’t realize how... Read full article

"This Happy Breed" & "Brief Encounter"

David Lean is probably best known for large-scale super productions like Bridge on the Rive Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965), and this is of course not without due reason; these, especially Lawrence, are tremendous films. But when you look at Lean’s body of wor... Read full article