Still Life (play) "The Times" called it "a serious and sympathetic study of humdrum people suddenly trapped by love" and strongly praised Coward both for the play and his performance. After the successful production of the play, Coward expanded and adapted it into a full-length film script, "Brief Encounter" (1945), which was filmed by David Lean, with Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in the roles originally played by Lawrence and Coward. A radio adaptation of the film was broadcast in 1955, and the following year Coward made a version for two voices which he recorded with Margaret Leighton. A French translation was given
Still Life (2006 film) Toronto International Film Festival's Cinematheque, composed of 60 film experts from around the world. The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. "Still Life" was placed at 75 on Slant Magazine's list of best films of the 2000s. Still Life (2006 film) Still Life () is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke. Shot in the old village of Fengjie, a small town on the Yangtze River which is slowly being destroyed by the building of the Three Gorges Dam, "Still Life" tells the story of two people in search of their