Brief Encounter (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2015)

Brief Encounter (1945), adapted from Noel Coward's play Still Life, 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's 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. In 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, but also how it spoke to a gay audience for whom this subject - forbidden love between ordinary people - had a special resonance. This 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.

General

Imprint:	Bfi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	BFI Film Classics
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Richard Dyer
Dimensions:	135 x 135 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	80
Edition:	2nd ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-1-84457-877-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	1-84457-877-1
Barcode:	9781844578771

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