Brief Encounter (The Criterion Collection) (1946) Rating: Starring: Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Margaret Barton, Joyce Carey, Everly Gregg, Stanley Holloway, Marjorie Mars, Cyril Raymond Director: David Lean Category: Drama, Classic Studio: Criterion Subtitles: English Length: 86 mins Want to buy?           Adapting Noel Coward's play Still Life, legendary filmmaker David Lean deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of illicit romance during the dour, gray Britain of 1945.From a chance meeting on a train platform, a middle-aged married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) enter into a quietly passionate, ultimately doomed love affair set to a swirling Rachmaninoff score.               Critic's Reviews Nick Hilditch BBC Read Review Christopher Null FilmCritic.com Read Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Read Review