November 4, 2011

"Song of Lunch" on PBS

"Masterpiece" will present "Song of Lunch," starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, on Sunday, November 13th, at 9 pm.

It is based on a poem (yes, a poem), by Christopher Reid, about old lovers meeting again after many years. Reid said he was inspired in part by the section in Ulysses in which Joyce described a pub. He wanted to try something similar with lunch in a restaurant. (So there's the Rosenbach link in case you were not convinced to watch the show by the names of its stars.)

It just premiered on British TV and got wonderful reviews.

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