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The short film is about the story that an old, strong-willed and selfish woman changes her attitude after he has an unexpected lunch date. To be honest, I am not a big fan of this movie because I could not see much change in the main character herself and the roles of supporting characters throughout the story. I thought the growth of the woman is little: just her facial expression. Also, I was not sure of what impact a black man who asks people for money appeared near the ending has on the woman although she has no money. If she had money and gave it to the man, the impression of the movie would be totally changed. Then the audience can clearly recognize "she changes!!" On the other hand, I was impressed by the good tempo that the film creates. Especially, I like the lunch scene because it has a comedy aspect to make the audience giggle as well as the lead character's gradual development on her attitude. I would like to watch this short film again to find discovery the characters themselves and understand the content deeply.

This is an amazing must see short film by what I consider a brilliant screenwriter/director. I first viewed "The Lunch Date" while taking a cross cultural counseling class during my graduate program, and was simply amazed at the message that was conveyed in a matter of ten minutes. This is of course coming from a person who does not typically take the time to appreciate the true aesthetics of film making.

I love the way the story is told with minimal dialog between characters because it challenges first time viewers to decipher the plot and understand what message is being shared. The location setting, an underground subway station/shopping plaza provided me with a sense of nostalgia as I was raised in a city that had similar surroundings. The choppiness of the scenes and usage of black and white film also allowed me to appreciate the art of good film making. I had never really stopped to pinpoint what it takes to tell a story while being conscious of production techniques that assist the viewer to comprehend a message more effectively.

I would love to find this DVD Short for sale some where. If anyone is aware of where to find it, please direct me to a URL address. I work in the field of College Student Affairs, and would love to use this piece in one of my diversity training workshops.

I absolutely love this film. It really points out stereotypes that we all hold. I spent considerable time trying to locate a copy of this outstanding film. I finally found it on a DVD collection entitled Cinema 16: American Short Films. It has been well worth the search and the cost. I use it in my classroom to prompt discussions about stereotypes. I have my students watch it first from the point of view of the main character, the woman who has missed her train. I have them record their thoughts and perceptions from her point of view. I stop the film as she leaves the diner to catch her train. This is when I have my students share their thoughts. I then have them finish watching the story. Are they ever surprised! After this, I have them watch it from the perspective of the man eating the salad. After sharing their thoughts from his point of view, we discuss stereotypes. My students really enjoy this outstanding short story. The message contained in this short film is incredible.

This 10 minute short is nearly perfect film-making. It should be mandatory viewing in film classes everywhere.

"The Lunch Date" tells a complete and complex story, makes you feel keenly for the two central characters, has complications, twists, reversals and a wonderful resolution. It never strays from context and reality and is utterly accessible.

And it's all done with virtually no dialog.

I would love to be able to own and look at this film from time to time when I'm trying to convince myself -- against all available evidence -- that really GOOD movies can be made small and simply.

I hope that "The Lunch Date" will be made available in either DVD or video cassette very soon.

Larry Santoro Larry@LarrySantoro.com

This film is one of the deepest movies I've seen. In this short movie characters are black people and a white woman. I think this movie shows that prejudice is not good and wrong. Because in this film there are many people who wait for pedestrians to get money, play the harmonica happily and help someone. But, The Lunch Date is made easily and comfortably. It is good point that all characters are not hurt by prejudice and this ending is happy, so people who watch it may feel refreshed. Also I think this tells experience may change thoughts and feelings. I recommend this short film for students, because it gives a chance to think about the world.

Adam Davidson's Academy Award-winning short is about a rich woman who misses a train and then has an awkward experience in an eatery. "The Lunch Date" isn't anything profound yet manages to be thought-provoking. It forces you to ask what you would do in this situation. Don't expect the short to result in a life-changing experience. As far as I can tell, it's about making you confront your privilege and prejudices.

Worth seeing.

An old white lady, who has a lot of bags, harries to take a train in a station. But she bumps into a man, and she drops her bags to miss the train. Then she have lunch there. She buys her lunch and sits a seat. She realizes that there are no fork and stands up to take it. When she returns the seat, there is a black man. He has lunch, and she claims this is her lunch. But he continues to eat, and she also has it. The man buys two cups of tea. She drinks it a little and leaves there to take a train. Later she comes back there to forget a part of her bags.

After watching this short film, we realize that we have prejudices about a race. We tend to think color people are inferior to white people or low social ladder. Also the lady looks unhappy in this film, because she is driven by time. But she laughs in the end of this film. This is useful to stress the climax of it.

The Lunch Date

Made in 1989.

A woman enters a restaurant of the station for waiting next train. The funny story happens in the restaurant. She orders a salad and put it her seat. And she notices forget bringing a fork. However when she get back to her seat, a man eats her salad. What will she do next? And what is the funny scene?

I think it is so good film. That is because you will be able to feel various feelings through his film. And it is also important to understand last scene. Is it difficult? If you want to know, please watch it.

This movie is about the woman who wouldn't be credulous at first but gradually changed because of the green salad. Her face expression really changes from the fast half to the last and the audience's feeling becomes warm and kind. When I saw this film, I was interested in the man who shared the salad with her. At first, I thought that how rude he was because he ate hers. In the last, however, I noticed he was a kind person. There are not so much dialogues but I understand their feeling change clearly. The change of my feeling to him is interesting for me. When films contain some unexpected things, it becomes interesting and attracts the audience.

This film is made in black and white. Large station, such as the Central Station in New York and Washington is a stage. There are many people in the station. One old elegant woman is closed up. She looks at the time table of trains and she picks up a ticket from her baggage. There are some people such as the tramp in the station. The old woman hit a man, her small items out of the bag falls to the floor. She and he pick up those things in a hurry, however, she misses the train which she plans get on. The reluctantly, she buys the salad at the restaurant of the station. She try to eat them, however, she goes to take a fork because she forgets to take it. When she return to her seat, a man like black vagrants sit in her seat and he has to eat her salad! She acts not to lose the man. The film also I said that at first glance suspense. However, it also has a heartwarming episode. This film is not only simple, but also gives surprising the audience.

A woman who seems to be wealthy has a lunch with a man who seems to be homeless. I think that this short film describes racial issues and the social with a large gap between rich and poor. Black people in this film seem to be homeless and do something sneaky to get money. On the contrary, the woman is white, wears luxury items and has some shopping bags. Furthermore, the woman is suspicious of black men all the time. This film is a comedy, but describes the fact well. It is interesting for me that the woman's mind does not change even though her good experience, for I feel that this woman's mind is the very mind that white people thought once. This is mainly a heart-warming comedy and it may be suitable to learn about the history of racial problems in America. Therefore, I recommend everyone to watch the film.

This film depicts pleasantly signs that the old rich woman who dressed up changes. The misapprehension that the black person ate the salad which she bought by herself at the restaurant abolished the prejudice to the black person that she has. She was looking at the black person with the doubtful eye at the train station. However, I think she is not a racist. This is because she sat at the same table with a black person and was eating the same salad with him. Although she stole the salad, the tenderness of the black person who brought coffee for her moved her heart. And this picture just seems to be a couple's lunch date. I think this film is very humorous. Although you could think that this woman avoided relation with a black person until now, but she changes through this interesting misapprehension. This film shows that negative stereotype can change easily.

This film which makes me feel something specific old of black and white film is about an old woman's funny misunderstandings and interesting give-and-take with African American man. It is very difficult film for me to understand!

First, she runs into a man standing in the middle floor. That is why she missed the train. After that, however she seemed to have lost something, I don't know what she lost. The next scene in cafeteria, she orders a salad. The African American man steels it. But he actually doesn't steel. That is her misunderstanding! She simply mistook her booth! This scene is the most interesting for me and maybe for all people watching.

The conclusion is that this movie is difficult, so I watched many times! I couldn't understand first time. The more difficult to understand, the more interesting the movie is! Whenever I watch movies, I want to understand for the first time!