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The Song of Lunch

  • TV Movie
  • 2010
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.7K
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Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in The Song of Lunch (2010)
DramaRomance

A London publisher recounts a lunchtime reunion with a former lover, in poetic monologue.A London publisher recounts a lunchtime reunion with a former lover, in poetic monologue.A London publisher recounts a lunchtime reunion with a former lover, in poetic monologue.

  • Director
    • Niall MacCormick
  • Writers
    • Niall MacCormick
    • Christopher Reid
  • Stars
    • Alan Rickman
    • Emma Thompson
    • Andi Soric
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Niall MacCormick
    • Writers
      • Niall MacCormick
      • Christopher Reid
    • Stars
      • Alan Rickman
      • Emma Thompson
      • Andi Soric
    • 24User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 nominations total

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    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • He
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • She
    Andi Soric
    • Waiter
    Siubhan Harrison
    Siubhan Harrison
    • Waitress
    Joseph Long
    Joseph Long
    • Massimo
    Georgina Sutcliffe
    Georgina Sutcliffe
    • Young She
    Christopher Grimes
    • Young He
    Jamie Baughan
    • Noisy Boy
    Orlando Brooke
    Orlando Brooke
    • Noisy Boy
    David Hayler
    • Noisy Boy
    Simon Killick
    Simon Killick
    • Noisy Boy
    Oscar Ward
    • Noisy Boy
    James Richard Marshall
    James Richard Marshall
    • Debauched Publishing Type
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • Self - Host
    Christian Wolf-La'Moy
    Christian Wolf-La'Moy
    • Advertising Guy Talking with Massimo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Niall MacCormick
    • Writers
      • Niall MacCormick
      • Christopher Reid
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    User reviews24

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    Huke650

    Unbelievably bad

    This is the worst thing I've seen since My Dinner with Andre over thirty years ago. It's worse than Hook, worse than Australia, worse than the worst action movie I used to take my teenage son to see to humor him.

    Is he supposed to be unlikable, or merely a bore?

    What could she have possibly ever seen in him?

    Who cares about his "poetry"?

    The lines are unbearable, not to mention childishly vulgar, when not being unintentionally laughable.

    Is this what "art" has become, ridiculously pretentious, lacking in content, causing one to itch with utter boredom?
    8miss_lady_ice-853-608700

    An Erotic Lunch

    Alan Rickman plays a jaded publisher meeting a past flame (Emma Thompson) at an old haunt, now impersonally renovated. The publisher has a one-track mind and views her every move as erotic.

    This is a dramatised narrative poem. I'm sceptical about modern poetry but this one's quite good. It may be familiar ground but a lot of the phrases are actually quite good: consciously poetic but a concise description. Fans of Alan Rickman might find it hard to control himself as his character is aroused by everything: a squeezed hand, a glass of wine meeting his lips, a comely waitress, even a pepper shaker. The story is told through his perspective, much of it as voice-over. The switch between voice-over and dialogue really works, creating tension and drama in what is a fairly undramatic scene. It's like a short play.

    Both Rickman and Thompson speak the blank verse (with the occasional rhyme) very naturally. Their characters are intellectual people and the talk comes naturally to them, particularly Rickman's emotionally/creatively/sexually frustrated character.

    It's only 50 minutes so it's worth a watch. It would have been nice if it were part of a series of poems.
    9lmossh

    A great and rare Poem Based film.

    Combining the art of filmmaking and the art of poetry is extremely difficult, very complex undertaking for any director. It is much easier and with more opportunities to just film from a screenplay, where dialogue can flow with no absolute firm structure, do an actor can or director can change a word or two or more. No one can improvise working with a poem. Song of Lunch works like a fine waltz. Christopher Reid's poem is brilliant, as are Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson who dance his stanzas, as we hear them narrated by Rickman. The pacing of this film is so well done that we are are pulled in immediately and stay in pace up until the ending.
    8info-73150

    Rickman and Thompson in Top Form

    This film is not going to be for everyone. I knew that just five minutes in. But I loved it. The poem, the dialogue, the acting. Any lesser actors than these two could not have pulled it off. It is heartbreaking, because fairly early in, it becomes clear that someone has a problem and it is this issue, along with other feelings of inadequacy that is the true root of their relationship's demise. What is especially interesting is the fact that the viewer doesn't despise Rickman's character--rather, feels his humiliation and loss.

    I gave the film eight stars rather than 10, because unresolved for me is the "WHY" of it. Why does he ask her to meet him for lunch to begin with? Is it to punish her? To rekindle something? Is the scene outside the apartment in Paris meant to illustrate obsession? Why does she agree to meet? Is she just being kind? If so--then why is she so cruel in her assessment of his book? The motivation/impetus for this lunch feels unclear to me.
    7shashank_1501

    Severus Snape and Sybil Trelawney having lunch.

    To all the Harry Potter nerds, Alan Rickman narrating for a whole 50 mins. In a film, what else do you need?

    The song of Lunch is my recent find while browsing through the filmography of Emma Thompson. With run-time less than an hour, this TV movie is a poetic monologue of a struggling writer who's having a lunch date with his ex-lover. The whole movie shot from the POV of Rickman who's still obsessed with Thomson after all these years of their separation. Shot in an Italian restaurant on the streets of London where the two used to hang out while they were young, this drama clearly emphasizes on how the guy has remained stuck up to his long gone romantic venture while lady has moved on with her life and is there only for a formal reunion. The way he looks at her while drinking the wine and remembering the time they had together is a treat to watch.

    If you like watching two people having random conversation, you will definitely like this.

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    • Trivia
      The photo on the dust jacket of the lead female character's husband's book is one of Greg Wise, Dame Emma Thompson's real-life husband.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #14.45 (2010)

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Песня ланча
    • Filming locations
      • Tottenham, London, England, UK(San Marco)
    • Production company
      • Masterpiece
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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