Another Sarah recommendation, in which Heather was at first skeptical and a tinge reluctant turned into a smashing success. Sarah and Heather delve into the seminal thematic origins that this movie really laid the groundwork and inspo for: Eyes Wide Shut and Bridges of Madison County, to name a couple. Told from the POV and refreshing tone of a married woman circa 1940, this move refreshingly and boldly approaches the concept of a looming and insurmountable affair/emotional affair.  Two happily married people experience "Love at First Sight,”and their immediate chemistry thus sets off a litany of daisy chain internal virtue explosions and external propriety-questioning implosions. 

Will they risk their marriages, family life, and reputations for all consuming and soul-shaking passionate love? Or will keeping up appearances and society-imposed moral duty persuade them back down to earth? Schedule your own forbidden liaison and come with us to consider Brief Encounter.