Brief Encounter (Modern Plays)

By Noël Coward

Book Overview

No l Coward's Brief Encounter is remembered as one of the most haunting love stories on screen ever. Drawing on the characteristic wit and musicality of Kneehigh, Emma Rice, former Joint Artistic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472505530
• ISBN13: 9781472505538
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.2" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Originally entitled "Still Life."

The basic story is of a brief encounter between two people at a train station in post-war Britain. Each was married to someone else and committed to different lives. They fall in love, but it is a hopeless situation. How will they resolve this? Will they resolve this? What would you do in the situation? Reading the screenplay enhances the movie. You'll pick up details that were only implied in the film. Sheridan Morley's background introduction also explains how the short play, part of a series, became a classic movie. The book includes stills from the film. You'll find the screenplay just as moving as the movie; however, you'll need to supply your own copy of Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 in C minor.