{"product_id":"nozl-coward-screenplays-in-which-we-serve-brief-encounter-the-astonished-heart-9781472568243","title":"Noël Coward Screenplays: In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, the Astonished Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together three of Coward's most important screenplays -\u003ci\u003e In Which We Serve\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (1945) and \u003ci\u003eThe Astonished Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). The collection features the shooting scripts for each film alongside contextual notes for each play, and a general introduction, by Barry Day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Which We Serve\u003c\/i\u003e earned Coward an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 as well as the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film. The film remains a classic of wartime British cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e, the most famous screenplay in this collection, is based on Coward's 1936 one-act play \u003ci\u003eStill Life\u003c\/i\u003e. It remains one of the greatest love stories of all time, coming second in a British Film Institute poll of the top 100 British films. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Astonished Heart\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a psychiatrist's growing obsession for a good-time girl and the resulting tragedy this leads to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection features a foreword by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator Emeritus, Film, at New York's MoMA, and an eight-page black and white plate section of production stills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noël Coward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472568243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoël Coward was one of Britain's most iconic writers, with a glittering career and innumerable hits to his name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarry Day, OBE, is the author or editor of numerous books and plays with an emphasis on theatre - particularly musical theatre. He has published many volumes on the work of Noël Coward. Barry Day has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Westminster.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45125124358259,"sku":"9781472568243","price":226.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c02fcb62-3bfa-4513-b87a-f6125bcd174a.jpg?v=1782229620","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/nozl-coward-screenplays-in-which-we-serve-brief-encounter-the-astonished-heart-9781472568243","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}