{"product_id":"9781844578771","title":"Brief Encounter","description":"\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'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. \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, but also how it spoke to a gay audience for whom this subject – forbidden love between ordinary people – had a special resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"BFI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038025793776,"sku":"9781844578771","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844578771_p0.jpg?v=1763742658","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844578771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}