David Lean’s Brief Encounter in Concert
By arrangement with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Park Circus Films and Southbank Centre, London.
The perfect date, experience one of the greatest romantic films of all time on the big screen with a live symphony orchestra. Brief Encounter brought to fame Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 with its lush emotional landscape.
David Lean’s iconic film traces the affair of a married doctor and suburban housewife who meet on a train platform. They inadvertently but quickly progress to an emotional love affair, which brings about unexpected consequences. “There was not a dry eye in the house, not least because of the eye-watering beauty of having the score freshly created in front of us as the movie rolled.”
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Pianist and orchestra were amazing . Dialogue of movie was difficult to hear at many times. Given the audience was mostly elderly people (i attended with elderly mother) who may have hearing issues at the best off times, i think having subtitles on the movie would have been really helpful. Can then enjoy the powerful music without missing any of the movie dialogue
this was fantastic
It was an outstanding experience. I truly hope there will be more opportunities like this with QPAC in the future.
It was an amazing experience with the symphony orchestra playing along with the movie. Already looking to see what other shows are done like like.
I went in knowing little of the move and score, however, intrigued by the concept. I was blown away by the evening; the organ in the concert hall in tandem with the poignant film was magnificent.