Brief Encounter
Synopsis
Brief Encounter (1945), adapted from Noel Coward's play Still Life, is a classic of British cinema – a tale of impossible love between a married woman and a man she meets while waiting for a train. Though it's a film made by men, it is the woman's voice we hear recounting the story of a small-town love affair and her renunciation of it. In his lucid analysis of the film, Richard Dyer explores how its depiction of powerful feelings kept under wraps is a definitive example of a particularly English style of emotional restraint, but also how it spoke to a gay audience for whom this subject – forbidden love between ordinary people – had a special resonance.This reissued edition features original cover artwork by Rania Moudaress and a substantial new foreword that revisits the film and recent readings of it, covering its enduring legacy and adaptation for theatre and television.Book details
- Edition:
- 2
- Series:
- BFI Film Classics
- Author:
- Richard Dyer
- ISBN:
- 9781838714680
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781844578771
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2020-07-29
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Copyright by:
- Richard Dyer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, Entertainment, Nonfiction