| Description |
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen, 16x9 enhanced; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jan Jonaeus ; editor, Chris Barwell. |
| Note |
Based on the poem by Christopher Reid. |
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Originally broadcast on PBS Masterpiece in 2010. |
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Title from opening screen. |
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"Masterpiece contemporary." |
| Summary |
The Song of Lunch is based on Christopher Reid's narrative poem following the story of an unnamed book editor who is meeting his former love 15 years after their break-up for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. The woman is now living a glamorous life in Paris, married to a world-renowned writer. The unnamed editor has failed in his writing career, detests his mundane publishing job and regrets the end of their love affair. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Book editors -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Change (Psychology) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Reid, Christopher, 1949- -- Television adaptations.
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| Genre |
DVD-Video discs.
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Fiction television programs.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Rickman, Alan.
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Thompson, Emma.
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MacCormick, Niall.
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Wilkie, Pier.
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Reid, Christopher, 1949-
Song of lunch.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780690699 |
| Standard No. |
883929227563 |
| Music No. |
1000253470 British Broadcasting Corporation |
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