The Song of Lunch

TV Movie
2010
50m

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Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in The Song of Lunch (2010)

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
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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

2.6K

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Director
- Niall MacCormick
Writers
- Niall MacCormick
- Christopher Reid
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 nominations total

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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.

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Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #14.45 (2010)

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9/10

A lunch date gone wrong

The Song of Lunch (2010 TV Movie) was written and directed by Niall MacCormick. It's a short film (adapted from a poem) about two former lovers who meet for lunch in London after 15 years.

Alan Rickman works in a publishing house and is angry and misanthropic. Emma Thompson now lives in Paris and is married to a highly successful author.

Rickman looks old and acts angry. Thompson looks young and acts happy. One of the reasons Rickman is unhappy is that he realizes what his life with Thompson could have been, but never will be.

It's an unusual movie, and it's wonderful in it's very sad way. Of course, Rickman was very skilled, and Dame Emma is a so talented that her ability defies description.

It's no surprise that this movie has a strong IMDb rating of 7.5. I thought that it was even better than that, and rated it 9.