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Brief Encounter
Why this pick
Its restrained English setting and devastating emotional precision make forbidden desire feel both intensely private and socially inescapable, much like Davies’s chamber-piece romance.
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MOVIE2011 1h 38m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1950, Hester Collyer, the younger wife of High Court judge Sir William Collyer, has embarked on a passionate Adultery with Freddie Page, a handsome young former RAF pilot troubled by his memories of the Second World War. Freddie throws Hester's life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. For Freddie, that tumultuous mix of fear and excitement that was once in his life seems to be no longer present.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tom Hiddleston
Freddie Page
Rachel Weisz
Hester Collyer
Harry Hadden-Paton
Jackie Jackson
Simon Russell Beale
Sir William Collyer
Barbara Jefford
Collyer's Mother
Ann Mitchell
Mrs. Elton
Nicholas Amer
Mr. Elton
Sarah Kants
Liz Jackson