Ronald Neame: “I was brought up in a school that said, ‘There is no camera'”

Suppose you’re only as good as your last film, and especially as good as your last film’s receipts at the box office. In that case, film director Ronald Neame must have been at his peak when “The P…

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Human, by Brief Encounter

from the album Brief Encounter Singles

Athens Of The North

= vespers of brief mortality =

tomorrow always waits
yesterday laments our swift departure
today is
but a brief encounter
lost in swirling steam

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Ahir vàrem veure "Brief Encounter" de David Lean. Amb una temàtica i època similars a "Casablanca" en la meva opinió li dóna sopes amb cullereta. Molt recomanable.

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"Best of all, its greatness is not that born of grand spectacle, or cinematic bombast. Hauntingly minimal, Brief Encounter is a story told through tiny gestures, train timetables, and thoroughly mundane everyday activities made marvellous. In this tender tale of the smallest, most beautiful things, the fleeting touch of a lover’s hand means more than the most passionate kiss."

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A ★★★★★ review of Brief Encounter (1945)

"Best of all, its greatness is not that born of grand spectacle, or cinematic bombast. Hauntingly minimal, Brief Encounter is a story told through tiny gestures, train timetables, and thoroughly mundane everyday activities made marvellous. In this tender tale of the smallest, most beautiful things, the fleeting touch of a lover’s hand means more than the most passionate kiss." ... If someone can write these magnificent lines on a movie, then there's the proof that cinema can be LARGER than life.  www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/brief-encounter-return-ticket

"The magic of that film is Celia Johnson. She was wonderful!” — David Lean

Lean's BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) is streaming on Prime, Pluto, Max and Criterion Channel if you'd like to celebrate the 79th anniversary of its U.K. release.

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“In thinking about 'depressing movies,' many people don't realize that all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.”
― Roger Ebert

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Brief encounter. Crafted by masters (dop director writers editor actors). Bliss from 1945.

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A masterpiece in every possible way, I can watch #briefencounter endlessly…

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