{"product_id":"9781474291330","title":"Brief Encounters : Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema 1930 - 1971","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stephen Bourne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years, lesbian and gay representation in British cinema escaped the attention of critics and historians. Informative and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e examines performers, directors and a wide range of films to reveal a cinema more varied, vital and sensuous than we could have imagined. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a close reading of mid-twentieth century British films, Bourne explores a range of lesbian and gay screen images from movies including \u003ci\u003eSoldiers of the King, Pygmalion, In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Hard Day's Night\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he looks in detail at the ground-breaking \u003ci\u003eVictim\u003c\/i\u003e and brings together the moving reminiscences of gay men who first saw the film in the hostile climate of 1961, and the reactions of contemporary critics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fluent chronology of over 150 famous, half-remembered and forgotten films is a testament  to the contribution of gays and lesbian to British cinema culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474291330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597361066190,"sku":"9781474291330","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1aee23e0-d0ce-4fb1-95a0-0ea35ae6e584.jpg?v=1637878000","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474291330","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}