{"product_id":"nozl-coward-screenplays-nozl-coward-9781472568090","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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472568095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472568090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Noël Coward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136660812031,"sku":"9781472568090","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33677a68-1bbf-4a9a-b737-c266447bdedb.jpg?v=1770164022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nozl-coward-screenplays-nozl-coward-9781472568090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}