{"product_id":"9781472568243","title":"Noël Coward Screenplays : In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, The Astonished Heart","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNoël Coward Screenplays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Noël Coward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472568243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40631445258446,"sku":"9781472568243","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_36a01449-523b-46e5-b278-2211cbf0eb11.jpg?v=1638843802","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472568243","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}