Brief Encounter (1945)
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"I've fallen in love. I'm an ordinary woman. I didn't think such violent things could happen to ordinary people"
In Brief Encounter, Laura (Celia Johnson) speaks these words, reflecting on the overwhelming and unexpected nature of love. This line highlights the raw emotional power of love, especially when it takes us by surprise and transforms our lives in ways we never anticipated.
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Storyline
At a café on a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Although they are both already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday in the small café, although they know that their love is impossible.