| Brief Ecstasy | |
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| Directed by | Edmond T. Gréville |
| Written by | Basil Mason |
| Produced by | Hugh Perceval |
| Starring | Paul Lukas Hugh Williams Linden Travers Marie Ney |
| Cinematography | Henry Harris Ronald Neame |
| Edited by | Ray Pitt |
| Music by | Walter Goehr |
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| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Brief Ecstasy (also known as Dangerous Secrets) is a 1937 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers and Marie Ney. It was made at Ealing Studios.
Plot
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Cast
- Paul Lukas a Professor Paul Bernardy
- Hugh Williams as Jim Wyndham
- Linden Travers as Helen Norwood Bernardy
- Marie Ney as Martha Russell
- Renee Gadd as Marjorie
- Fred Withers as Gardener
- Howard Douglas as Coleman
- Fewlass Llewellyn as Director of Steel Company
- Peter Gawthorne as Chairman of Steel Company
- Norman Pierce as Landlord
Reception
Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a good review, expressing admiration for producer Perceval's ability to "wring twenty shillings' worth out of every pound" and director Gréville's recognition that for a film whose subject is sexual passion "the story doesn't matter; it's the atmosphere which counts". Greene praised Gréville's "wanton and vivid" depictions of "undifferentiated desire" as well as his French education in "photograph a woman's body - uncompromisingly", and noted that "the film at its finest generalizes", and "there isn't, thank God, any love in it".
References
- "Brief Ecstasy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- BFI.org
- Greene, Graham (16 September 1937). "Action for Slander/Brief Ecstacy". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 0192812866.)
External links
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