Maurice is a 1987 British romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. M. Forster.
 It is a tale of gay love in early 20th-century England, following its main character Maurice Hall from his school days through university, until he is united with his life partner.
45 Years is a 2015 British romantic drama film directed and written by Andrew Haigh.
 The film is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine.
 The film was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
 Charlotte Rampling won the Silver Bear for Best Actress and Tom Courtenay won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
 At the 88th Academy Awards, Rampling received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 adventure drama film produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman that was directed by Kevin Reynolds.
 An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, the film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père and stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, and Richard Harris.
 It follows the general plot of the novel (the main storyline of imprisonment and revenge is preserved); but many aspects, including the relationships between major characters and the ending, have been changed, simplified, or removed; and action scenes have been added.
 The film met with modest box office success.
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 Metro is a 2007 Indian musical drama film co-produced, written and directed by Anurag Basu, set in Mumbai, featuring an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, Kangana Ranaut, Sharman Joshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan.
 The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri.
 The film was released on 11 May 2007.
 It narrates the lives of nine people living in Mumbai and deals with topics like extramarital affairs, sanctity of marriage, and love.
 The film was critically acclaimed for its story and screenplay.
 The general plot and a number of characters are based on two classic films, "The Apartment" and "Brief Encounter".
The Passionate Friends is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean.
 The film is based on "" by H. G. Wells.
 It describes a love triangle in which a woman cannot give up her affair with another man.
 The film was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.
Howards End is a 1992 British romantic drama film based upon the novel of the same name by E. M. Forster (published in 1910), a story of class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century England.
 The film—produced by Merchant Ivory Productions as their third adaptation of a Forster novel (following "A Room with a View" in 1985 and "Maurice" in 1987)—was the first film to be released by Sony Pictures Classics.
 The screenplay was written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant.
These Foolish Things is a 2006 British romantic drama film starring Zoe Tapper, David Leon, Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Huston, Terence Stamp, Andrew Lincoln, Eve Myles, Jamie Glover and Julia McKenzie which is based on Noel Langley's 1936 novel "There's a Porpoise Close Behind Us" and directed by Julia Taylor-Stanley.
 The drama was largely filmed on location in Bristol, Cheltenham and surrounding areas of Gloucestershire.
Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean about British suburban life on the eve of World War 2, centering on Laura, a married woman with children, whose conventional life becomes increasingly complicated because of a chance meeting at a railway station with a stranger, Alec.
 They fall in love, bringing about unexpected consequences.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 British romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson.
 Based on the 1934 novella "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" by James Hilton, the film is about Mr Chipping, a beloved aged school teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school who recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
 Produced for the British division of MGM at Denham Studios, "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" was voted the 72nd greatest British film ever in the BFI Top 100 British films poll.
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (translation: "You Made Me Crazy") is a 2006 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Raj Kanwar, Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor and Manoj Joshi also star in the movie in supporting roles.
 The film is inspired by British romantic movie "Notting Hill".
 The film is produced by the Indian music company, T-Series and Inderjit Films Combine.
 The movie's score and soundtrack is composed by Anu Malik with lyrics by Sameer.
 Himesh Reshammiya rendered a special song for the film which became extremely popular.
 The film released on 14 April 2006.
 The music of the film released on 2 February 2006.

Question: Who directed the British romantic drama film which Life in a... Metro general plot and a number of characters are based on 
Answer: David Lean