When Harry Met Sally - Tamar Jeffers McDonald (BFI Film Classics) Soviet Union and redemption amid the neon

and redemption amid the neon glow of a future world

author of Seijun Suzuki and Postwar Cinema (2024)

features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe

killing a warden in the process

romance and comedy combine in one of the most satisfying and entertaining films of the classical Hollywood period

When Harry Met Sally - Tamar Jeffers McDonald (BFI Film Classics) Soviet Union and redemption amid the neon'When Harry Met Sally' by Tamar Jeffers McDonald (BFI Film Classics 104 page paperback) Tamar 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.