Brief Encounter (80th Anniversary) + Panel discussion

Turbulent passion and middle-class restraint combine in uniquely English style when a married woman falls for a doctor she meets at a railway station in David Lean’s timeless classic.

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

Widely recognised as one of the best examples of British cinema with a soaring Rachmaninoff soundtrack to accompany the emotional heartbeat of the film.  

Pre-screening introduction

Join us for a panel discussion after the screening led by Professor Richard Dyer (author of Brief Encounter: BFI Film Classics) in conversation with Dr Julie Lobalzo Wright and Dr Chris O’Rourke.

Big Screen Bigger Emotions

Our melodrama season explores love, betray and obsession - where too much is never enough. Big Screen Bigger Emotions has been made possible with support from Film Hub Midlands through Funds from the National Lottery. Film Hub Midlands support people to watch, show, and make films in the Midlands.

Part of the UK-wide BFI season Too Much: Melodrama on Film.