{"product_id":"sex-and-desire-in-british-films-of-the-2000s-love-in-a-damp-climate-9781526139238","title":"Sex and Desire in British Films of the 2000s:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores how British filmmakers of the 2000s engaged with the themes of love, sex and desire in a wide variety of movies. It ranges from powerful contemporary dramas such as \u003ci\u003eKidulthood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDisobedience \u003c\/i\u003eto the lighter mood of the Bridget Jones series. It also analyses how the lives, loves and traumas of historical figures such as Oscar Wilde, Sylvia Plath and Iris Murdoch were dramatised on film. The book will appeal to literature enthusiasts, film students and readers interested in exploring how we may currently live out our hopes, fears and dreams in relation to sexual matters and affairs of the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Relationships and intimacy in British films of the 2000s\u003cbr\u003e2 From \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Prince \u003c\/i\u003eto ‘Lady Lazarus’ and \u003ci\u003eIris\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eA Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e: Writers in British society and tales of their private lives and personal affairs\u003cbr\u003e3 ‘Diary of a somebody’: Bridget Jones’s journey from the ‘edge of reason’ to marriage and motherhood\u003cbr\u003e4 ‘No sex, please – we’re British?’: Sex, sensibility and British cinema\u003cbr\u003e5 ‘The way we live now’: Narratives exploring relationships in modern British society\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: ‘We must love one another or\/and die?’\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041000259927,"sku":"9781526139238","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sex-and-desire-in-british-films-of-the-2000s-love-in-a-damp-climate-9781526139238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}