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The Song of Lunch
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'The Song of Lunch' is a British 2010 television adaptation of Christopher Reid's poem of the same name.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10458006 Thompson and Rickman to star in Reid poem adaptation], 30 June 2010[http://theasylum.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/christopher-reid-the-song-of-lunch/ Christopher Reid: The Song of Lunch] It was directed by Niall MacCormick and stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Screened on 9 October 2010 during National Poetry Month, the production is unusual in featuring little spoken dialogue, the action instead being an enactment of incidents described in poetic monologue by the male character.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v7pfn The Song of Lunch], bbc.co.uk[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/08/the-song-of-lunch-review Review] in 'The Guardian'
The play tells the story of a reunion between two former lovers in a Soho Italian restaurant. Rickman's character ('he') is a London book editor who writes poetry in his spare time (unsuccessfully). Thompson's character ('she') is his former lover who left him to marry a successful novelist fifteen years ago.Damien Love, [http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-reviews/the-song-of-lunch-bbc-two-friday-1.1059238 The Song Of Lunch], 4 October 2010
50 minutes long and a co-production between the BBC and 'Masterpiece', it was filmed in the anamorphic format 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Thompson received an Emmy Award nomination (Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie) in 2012 for her performance.
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Category:BBC television dramas
Category:2010 television films
Category:2010 films
Category:Films directed by Niall MacCormick
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