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8.0/10   282 votes
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Director:
Adam Davidson
Writer:
Adam Davidson (writer)
Genre:
Short more
Plot:
In a cafe, a white woman walks away from her table to get silverware. When she returns, she sees a black man eating her lunch... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins more
User Comments:
A perfect film more (6 total)

Cast

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Paul Sarnoff ... Waiter
Scotty Bloch ... Lady
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Directed by
Adam Davidson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Adam Davidson  writer

Produced by
Garth Stein .... co-producer
 
Cinematography by
Anghel Decca 
 
Sound Department
Stuart Emanuel .... sound editor
 

Distributors
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:12 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
Let's Be Lonesome Together more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A perfect film, 22 May 2005
10/10

This 10 minute short is nearly perfect film-making. It should be mandatory viewing in film classes everywhere.

"The Lunch Date" tells a complete and complex story, makes you feel keenly for the two central characters, has complications, twists, reversals and a wonderful resolution. It never strays from context and reality and is utterly accessible.

And it's all done with virtually no dialog.

I would love to be able to own and look at this film from time to time when I'm trying to convince myself -- against all available evidence -- that really GOOD movies can be made small and simply.

I hope that "The Lunch Date" will be made available in either DVD or video cassette very soon.

Larry Santoro Larry@LarrySantoro.com

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