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Brief Encounter (1945)

Directed by David Lean · Cinematography by Robert Krasker

Approved86 min65 frames

DramaRomance

A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!

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What is Brief Encounter about?

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. 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.

Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic tragedy film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life. The film stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in lead roles, alongside Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg and Margaret Barton.

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What does the cinematography of Brief Encounter look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Brief Encounter builds its coverage from medium shots (71% of the sample), with wide compositions (17%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robert Krasker keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. 74% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Brief Encounter?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Brief Encounter (1945) are #090909, #8e8e8e, #4a4a4a, #2e2e2e, #cdcdcd, #6e6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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