This is an immortal evergreen classy, an intensely romantic flick concerning a chance meeting at a train station beween a mature and married couple : Trevor Howard is the man , Celia Johnson is the woman, resulting in a sudden but doomed romance . They are two middle-class , middle-aged people become involved in a short romance , as their initial friendship gradually becomes into an intense but bittersweet love that they know has no future.
This is a sensitive and thoughful story of two veteran lonely people married to others . Enjoyable filmmaking results in a memorable , stirring movie for all time . Being well based on Noel Coward's "Still Life" from Tonight at 8:30 and script from Ronald Neame and David Lean himself . Concerning a compassionate look at the innocence of unforeseen, poignant love story . Main actors give very nice interpretation . Celia Johnson is frankly good , as she shows splendidly the agony of her frustrated feelings on her face . And perfect Trevor Howard as the doctor who meets her on his trip to London town . They are deftly supported by a great cast of secondaries , such as : Stanley Holloway , Joyce Carey , Irene Handl , Marjorie Mars, Cryl Raymond , among others .
Adequately and brillianly cinematographed by Robert Krasker, subsequently cameraman in superproductions. Special mention for the excellently photographed scenes on the railway station. And underscored by Rachmaninoff's second Piano Concerto. The motion picture was compellingly directed by David Lean, considered one of the best Brit directors . He made a lot of prestigious and classic movies , such as : "Great expectations, Oliver Twist, Hobson's choice , In which we serve, Summertime , Lawrence of Arabia , The Bridge on the river Kwai , Passage to India , Ryan's Daughter" , among others. Rating : Above average.
This is a sensitive and thoughful story of two veteran lonely people married to others . Enjoyable filmmaking results in a memorable , stirring movie for all time . Being well based on Noel Coward's "Still Life" from Tonight at 8:30 and script from Ronald Neame and David Lean himself . Concerning a compassionate look at the innocence of unforeseen, poignant love story . Main actors give very nice interpretation . Celia Johnson is frankly good , as she shows splendidly the agony of her frustrated feelings on her face . And perfect Trevor Howard as the doctor who meets her on his trip to London town . They are deftly supported by a great cast of secondaries , such as : Stanley Holloway , Joyce Carey , Irene Handl , Marjorie Mars, Cryl Raymond , among others .
Adequately and brillianly cinematographed by Robert Krasker, subsequently cameraman in superproductions. Special mention for the excellently photographed scenes on the railway station. And underscored by Rachmaninoff's second Piano Concerto. The motion picture was compellingly directed by David Lean, considered one of the best Brit directors . He made a lot of prestigious and classic movies , such as : "Great expectations, Oliver Twist, Hobson's choice , In which we serve, Summertime , Lawrence of Arabia , The Bridge on the river Kwai , Passage to India , Ryan's Daughter" , among others. Rating : Above average.