BFI Classics: When Harry Met Sally – Softcover Online

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BFI Classics: When Harry Met Sally – Softcover

·      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.

Pages: 96

Published: November 2015

Size (cm): 14 x 19 x 1

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