Ann Todd, Betty Ann Davies, Claude Rains
In postwar London Mary Justin runs into university lecturer Steve Stratton, the true love of her life from when they were young. She is now married to a Treasury financier having opted for a safe, sec...( read more
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Stats: 22 reviews
kind of like a poorer version of brief encounter. there were just too many slow boring parts here. the further it went on the more interesting it got but the build up wasn't too watchable. good try but not decent in my book
Sort of a Brief Encounter part 2 but not quite as good and with more glamorous characters.
The flashback structure didn't work so well and was rather confusing at times. The scenery and techniques were lovely but it wasn't until the last 40 minutes or so till I was really drawn...( read more)
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