{"product_id":"when-harry-met-sally-9781805750253","title":"When Harry Met Sally...","description":"\u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking in its departure from its predecessors, \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally... \u003c\/i\u003e(1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Following the relationship between its title characters, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan), and their best friends Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), the film unfolds as a series of episodes, from Harry and Sally's prickly car journey from Chicago to New York City to a momentous encounter on New Year's Eve twelve years later. \u003cbr\u003eTamar Jeffers McDonald's insightful study explores how writer Nora Ephron and director Rob Reiner used structure, filmic devices, music and classic romcom concepts in innovative new ways. In her afterword to this new edition, she reflects on the movie's continuing influence on the romcom genre, and its relevance in a more turbulent era, where the question at the movie's heart - \"Can men and women ever just be friends?\" takes on fresh nuance in the age of #MeToo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tamar Jeffers McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.42w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805750253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamar Jeffers McDonald \u003c\/b\u003eis Dean of the School of Art and Media \u0026amp; Professor in Film History, University of Brighton, UK. She is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eStars, Fan Magazines and Audiences: Desire by Design\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood \u003c\/i\u003eand author of\u003ci\u003e Catwalk: Reading Costume and Transformation in American Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) \u003ci\u003eDoris Day Confidential: Hollywood Sex and Stardom\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tamar Jeffers McDonald \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659167645853,"sku":"9781805750253","price":35.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5200ede7-113e-4099-ac4c-d1a0f9127046.jpg?v=1771352179","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/when-harry-met-sally-9781805750253","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}