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The Lunch Date

  • 1989
  • 12m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.9K
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Scotty Bloch and Clebert Ford in The Lunch Date (1989)
DramaShort

A woman misses her train and buys lunch in a café. When she returns to her table, a man is eating her salad.A woman misses her train and buys lunch in a café. When she returns to her table, a man is eating her salad.A woman misses her train and buys lunch in a café. When she returns to her table, a man is eating her salad.

  • Director
    • Adam Davidson
  • Writer
    • Adam Davidson
  • Stars
    • Scotty Bloch
    • Clebert Ford
    • Bernard Johnson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Adam Davidson
    • Writer
      • Adam Davidson
    • Stars
      • Scotty Bloch
      • Clebert Ford
      • Bernard Johnson
    • 185User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins total

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    Scotty Bloch
    • Lady
    Clebert Ford
    • Man
    Bernard Johnson
    Paul Sarnoff
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      • Adam Davidson
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      • Adam Davidson
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    8lee_eisenberg

    have a bite

    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.
    10crittercat

    A perfect film

    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
    10charris7-1

    Fabulous film which can be found on Cinema 16: American Short Films DVD!

    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.
    7StoneHill97

    The Lunch Date

    "The Lunch Date" is a short film. An elderly woman walking fast at a terminal bumps into a black man, her belongings scattered on the floor. He tries to pick them up, but she refuses. When she reaches the platform, the train she was supposed to take has just left. When she turns back, she also notices that her handbag is missing. She kills time in a cafeteria and sits down to eat a salad. She notices that she has no cutlery, so she takes a fork from the counter. When she returns to her seat, she sees a black man eating the salad. I thought the film was satirising society at the time. This film implies the stereotype that people have.
    7tamaki-24120

    This film is interesting.

    This film is interesting, so I recommend it.

    The story is, a woman who misses the train eats lunch in a cafe. She buys salad. And she gets up from her seat to go take a fork. When she returns, there is a man eating her salad. She is puzzled. But she is so irritated that her salad is being eaten that she begins to eat it with the man. Then the man looks somewhat happy and buys coffee for two. The woman says thank you, leaves the cafe, and goes to the station. However, when the woman realizes she has forgotten something, she returns. That's where she realizes the truth.

    This film has very little dialogue. But I understand the story. It's an amusing experience when you're done looking at it.

    So you should see it once.

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      Selected to the National Film Registry in 2013.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      I Don't Want To Walk Without You
      by Jule Styne

      Recorded by Artie Shaw

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Свидание за завтраком
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    • Runtime
      • 12m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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