The Song of Lunch
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The Song of Lunch is a 2010 television adaptation of Christopher Reid
's poem of the same name.Thompson and Rickman to star in Reid poem adaptation, 30 June 2010Christopher 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 by poetic monologue of the male character.The Song of Lunch, bbc.co.uk
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.
The production is 50 minutes long, and is a co-production between the BBC
and Masterpiece. It was filmed in the anamorphic format 2.35:1 aspect ratio .
Christopher Reid
Christopher Reid is a Hong Kong-born British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread Awards in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of Martin Amis, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is one of the exponents of Martian poetry which employs...
's poem of the same name.Thompson and Rickman to star in Reid poem adaptation, 30 June 2010Christopher Reid: The Song of Lunch It was directed by Niall MacCormick
Niall MacCormick
Niall MacCormick is a British film and television director.-External links:...
and stars Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman is an English actor and theatre director. He is a renowned stage actor in modern and classical productions and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company...
and Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. Her first major film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy. In 1992, Thompson won multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the British drama Howards End...
. Screened on 9 October 2010 during National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. It is celebrated every April in the United States and in Canada as well...
, the production is unusual in featuring little spoken dialogue, the action instead being an enactment of incidents described by poetic monologue of the male character.The Song of Lunch, bbc.co.uk
The play tells the story of a reunion between two former lovers in a Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
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.
The production is 50 minutes long, and is a co-production between the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and Masterpiece. It was filmed in the anamorphic format 2.35:1 aspect ratio .