Description
| Product ID: | 9781844579075 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | BFI Film Classics |
| Title: | When Harry Met Sally ... |
| Authors: | Author: Tamar Jeffers McDonald |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Film guides and reviews, Film: styles and genres, Film guides & reviews, Film: styles & genres |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Ground-breaking in its departure from its predecessors, When Harry Met Sally (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | BFI Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-11-11 |
