When Harry Met Sally ...

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tamar Jeffers Mcdonald, Tamar Jeffers McDonald, McDonald Tamar Jeffers
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2015
• EAN: 9781844579075
• ISBN: 978-1-84457-907-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 188 mm x 10 mm
• Series: BFI Film Classics; BFI Film Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Guides & Reviews, Film history, theory or criticism, Film guides and reviews, Film Guides & Reviews