I only saw this because I fancied watching a Richard Burton film, and I wish I had watched Night of The Iguana or The Sandpiper etc. It was ok, but it lacked the desperate longing of Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson that anyone who has ever been in love knows only too well. My eyes were completely dry which they never are when watching the original. Hey ho, Ive seen it now. I don't think it works in a more modern setting, albeit the 1970s, as it loses something fundemental. Sophia Loren is of course beautiful and Burton's performance is for once quite understated and his voice as gorgeous as ever. My overall view is it was an unnecessary remake of a beautiful original.
Review of Brief Encounter
