Before watching this, I have often thought of Brief Encounter as the quintessential film on English repression.
I have to add this. And it (openly, honestly) echoes the Lean classic in other ways, including a piano classical piece alongside steam engine imagery in the first act.
And what a lead performance. I've never been blown away by Nighy before. This is incredible. Every crushing moment, every unspoken word, every flinch. I was right there with him.
The closing imagery is beyond beautiful. And stay for the credits, with a beautiful rendition of a song that features in the story (and breaks your heart).
If you ever feel untethered, purposeless, this may mean an awful lot to you. It does to me.
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