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When Harry Met Sally ...
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
When Harry Met Sally ...
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tamar Jeffers McDonald
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Series | BFI Film Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:96 | Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Film theory and criticism Film guides and reviews |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781844579075
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Classifications | Dewey:791.4372 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
60 colour photos
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
BFI Publishing
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Publication Date |
11 November 2015 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Ground-breaking in its departure from its predecessors, When Harry Met Sally (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Placing the film in its historical, social and generic contexts, Tamar Jeffers-McDonald explores how writer Nora Ephron and director Rob Reiner used structure, filmic devices, music and classic romcom concepts in innovative new ways. In her fresh and timely appraisal of this definitive, much-loved classic, Jeffers McDonald reflects on the film's enduring legacy and influence on popular culture to give readers a wider perspective on the continuing evolution and importance of the romcom genre.
Author Biography
Tamar Jeffers McDonald is Reader in Film Studies at the University of Kent, UK. She is the author of Hollywood Catwalk: Reading Costume and Transformation in American Film (2010) and Doris Day Confidential: Hollywood Sex and Stardom (2013).
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