Song of Lunch. Lovely shorter film By Christopher Reid, starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, includes Guardian review.
A dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem, telling the story of a book editor who, 15 years after their break-up, meets his former love for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. As the wine flows, the couple rake over their failed relationship. View Programme information Credits Role Contributor He Alan Rickman She Emma Thompson Waiter Andi Soric Waitress Siubhan Harrison Massimo Joseph Long Noisy Boy Jamie Baughan Noisy Boy David Hayler Debauched Publishing Type James Richard Marshall Producer Pier Wilkie Director Niall MacCormick Author Christopher Reid A Review of this from The Guardian -- The Song of Lunch A dramatised narrative poem might sound a bit dull but this one with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson was wonderful THE SONG OF LUNCH Let's not do lunch … Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Photograph: BBC By Lucy Mangan @LucyMangan Friday 8 October 2010 17.31 EDT There are cert