Dir. Barnaby Thompson
2026 | 105 mins | US, UK | English
Documentary

Showing Times

• Fri 27 Nov: 5.25pm
• Mon 30 Nov: 4.25pm
• Tue 01 Dec: 8.30pm
• Wed 02 Dec: 2pm + 5.10pm
• Thu 03 Dec: 1.30pm

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Regulars of Studio 74 will remember that Brief Encounter was one of the first films shown on our screen (and we love to talk about it!). This classic was one of many of cinema’s greatest films directed by David Lean, one of the leading film directors of all time.

David Lean redefined what movies could be, but his singular vision and dogged determination to film the impossible gained him the reputation of being an obsessive maverick. He was a master of his art, able to create love and beauty on screen, but whose own life was often messy, rootless, and painful.

This is an in-depth study of the man and his films. Narrated by Cate Blanchett, Kenneth Branagh is the voice of Lean, featuring interviews with Wes Anderson, Paul Greengrass, Alfonso Cuaron, Celine Song, Brady Corbet, Francis Ford Coppola, Denis Villeneuve, Nia DaCosta and Joe Wright.

BBFC Rating
Rated TBC

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