Episode 128: Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter(1945) directed by David Lean. Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). 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. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla McNelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies. Catch us on Dublin Digital Radio on every second Monday: https://listen.dublindigitalradio.com/home Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therecgame Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therecommendationgame/