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In an article for The Times, Grimond noted that the " tragedy of theatre " is that even the best performances fade from memory, and that Johnson's current reputation rests almost entirely on her performance in Brief Encounter.

She commented that the advent of video allowed the film to be seen by a new audience and that modern appraisals of the film had led to it being regarded as a classic, but that the renewed appreciation for Johnson's performance had started only shortly before her death.