"★★★★★ – One of cinema's classic love stories" – The Times. A chance meeting on a train platform leads to an illicit romance in David Lean’s iconic melodrama.

"★★★★★ – One of cinema's classic love stories" – The Times

"★★★★★ – Sheer perfection" – Time Out

★★★★★ – Little White Lies

★★★★★ – Guardian

A chance meeting on a train platform leads housewife Laura to fall passionately for doctor Alec, despite them both being married, and the pair embark upon a passionate – but ultimately doomed – love affair.

With its evocative setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score, and a pair of remarkable performances (Johnson was nominated for an Oscar), David Lean’s classic deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance.

Brief Encounter is screening as part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film, a major UK-wide season from the BFI celebrating cinema's biggest emotions and heightened dramatics from around the world.

As part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film we will be offering cream teas alongside screenings of Brief Encounter in our Café Bar.