Brief Encounter
1945 · 86 min · Director: David Lean
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Brief Encounter (1945) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Love25%
- Sadness20%
- Anticipation10%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 20 % | 14 % | 14 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 29 % | 24 % | 22 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 46 % | 39 % | 37 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Love | 46 % | 31 % | 39 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Love | 37 % | 10 % | 27 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Joy | 37 % | 2 % | 24 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Love | 43 % | 6 % | 29 % | 36 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 46 % | 15 % | 35 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 48 % | 17 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Joy | 52 % | 12 % | 33 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Love | 64 % | 17 % | 38 % | 59 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Love | 69 % | 26 % | 44 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 63 % | 29 % | 45 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 55 % | 27 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 54 % | 24 % | 38 % | 27 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 63 % | 38 % | 51 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 70 % | 57 % | 62 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 77 % | 71 % | 68 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 86 % | 82 % | 75 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 89 % | 85 % | 80 % | 58 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- David Lean
- Written by
- Noël Coward
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1945
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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