{"product_id":"brief-encounter-by-richard-dyer-9781844578771","title":"Brief Encounter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/em\u003e (1945), adapted from Noel Coward's play \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e, is a classic of British cinema – a tale of impossible love between a married woman and a man she meets while waiting for a train. Though it is a film made by men, it is the woman's voice we hear recounting the story of a small-town love affair and her renunciation of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his lucid analysis of the film, Richard Dyer explores how its depiction of powerful feelings kept under wraps is a definitive example of a particularly English style of emotional restraint. He also considers how the film spoke to a gay audience for whom this subject – forbidden love between ordinary people – had a special resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissued edition features original cover artwork by Rania Moudaress and a substantial new foreword that revisits the film and recent readings of it, covering its enduring legacy and adaptation for theatre and television.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602838405356,"sku":"9781844578771","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781844578771-brief-encounter.jpg?v=1778048338","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/brief-encounter-by-richard-dyer-9781844578771","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}