{"product_id":"noel-coward-screenplays-book-nol-coward-9781472568090","title":"Noel Coward Screenplays","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. \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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49582264254737,"sku":"GOR007186622","price":66.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53083253768465,"sku":"NIN9781472568090","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53730469544209,"sku":"NLS9781472568090","price":80.89,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1472568095.jpg?v=1750715515","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/noel-coward-screenplays-book-nol-coward-9781472568090","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}