Brief ___, 1945 film directed by David Lean (9)

I believe the answer is:

encounter

(Other definitions for encounter that I've seen before include "Come upon, meet" , "Face" , "fight" , "Meet by chance with encore nut" , "Bump into" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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