Brief Encounter (1945)
David Lean's 1945 British middle-class adultery drama. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard.
Actor: Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson was nominated for Best Actress for Brief Encounter, and the performance is conducted almost entirely in voiceover and restraint, which made it the standard example of English emotional suppression on screen. She won a BAFTA for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.