Brief encounter
(DVD)
Contributors
Coward, Noël, 1899-1973 film producer,
Lean, David, 1908-1991 film director,
Neame, Ronald film producer,
Havelock-Allan, Anthony film producer,
Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982 actor.
Lean, David, 1908-1991 film director,
Neame, Ronald film producer,
Havelock-Allan, Anthony film producer,
Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982 actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD special edition.
ISBN
9781681431437, 1681431432, 9785515175115
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; folded to 19 cm).
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|
Nantucket Atheneum Library - Adult | DVD BRI | Checked Out | November 30, 2024 |
Orleans Snow Library - New | DVD CLASSIC BRIE | On Shelf | |
Provincetown Public Library - Adult | DVD CLASSIC BRI | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681431437, 1681431432, 9785515175115
UPC
715515175111
Notes
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
General Note
Based on the play Still Life by Noel Coward. Adapted by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan (all uncredited).
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary from 2000 by film historian Bruce Eder; Interview from 2012 with Noel Coward scholar Barry Day; A Profile of Brief Encounter, a short documentary from 2000 on the making of the film; David Lean: A Self Portrait, a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career; Trailer. Insert includes an essay "Riskiest thing I ever did : notes on a Brief Encounter" by film critic Kevin Brownlow.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Jack Harris ; music director, Muir Mathieson, conducting the National Symphony Orchestra ; piano soloist, Eileen Joyce.
Participants/Performers
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Valentine Dyall.
Description
Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other. But as their affections grow stronger, they must face a difficult decision that will affect both of their lives forever.
Target Audience
[Not rated].
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Coward, N., Lean, D., Neame, R., Havelock-Allan, A., Johnson, C., Howard, T., Holloway, S., Carey, J., Raymond, C., Gregg, E., Mars, M., Barton, M., Dyall, V., & Coward, N. (2016). Brief encounter (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Noël Coward et al.. 2016. Brief Encounter. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Noël Coward et al.. Brief Encounter The Criterion Collection, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Coward, Noël, et al. Brief Encounter DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.
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