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Feature film — 2010

The Song of Lunch (2010)

6.60h 48mTV Movie — Drama

A dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem that tells the story of an unnamed book editor who, fifteen years after their break-up, is meeting his former love for a nostalgic lunch at Zanzotti's, the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.

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A high-signal pick with 39 votes.

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Director: Niall MacCormick

On screen

Cast & crew

Alan Rickman as He

Alan Rickman

He

Emma Thompson as She

Emma Thompson

She

Siubhan Harrison as Waitress

Siubhan Harrison

Waitress

Joseph Long as Massimo

Joseph Long

Massimo

Georgina Sutcliffe as Young She

Georgina Sutcliffe

Young She

Orlando Brooke as Noisy Boy

Orlando Brooke

Noisy Boy

Christopher Grimes as Young He

Christopher Grimes

Young He