Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic tragedy film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noel Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. It tells the story of two married strangers whose chance meeting at a railway station develops into a brief but intense emotional affair that disrupts their otherwise conventional lives. The film received three nominations at the 19th Academy Awards, for direction, Johnson's performance and its screenplay, and was among the winners in the Grand Prix category at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. In 1999 the British Film Institute ranked it the second-greatest British film of all time. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Did Brief Encounter win a prize at Cannes?
It was one of eleven Grand Prix winners at Cannes in 1946.
Yes. At the 1946 Cannes Film Festival it was one of eleven winners in the Grand Prix category, so it shared the honor rather than winning it alone. Its star Celia Johnson also won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.
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Brief Encounter, Introduction section
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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Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic tragedy film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noel Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
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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.
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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.
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The film was one of eleven winners in the Grand Prix category at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, while Johnson won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.
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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.
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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.
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Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten FilmsQuote, Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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