The Table (1973 film)

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The Table
Directed byAdrian Lyne
Written byAdrian Lyne
Michael Hayes
Produced byMichael Hayes
StarringDerek O'Conor
Kate Williams
CinematographyMichael Seresin
Edited byStephen Tobin
Production
company
Harpoon Pictures.
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Table is a 1973 short film written by Adrian Lyne and Michael Hayes. It marks Lyne's debut as a director.[1] It stars Derek O'Conor and Kate Williams. It was Lyne's first short film and was an official entry at the London Film Festival.[2] The film also featured the director's son Louis Lyne as a small boy. The film was broadcast on British television in 1972 as part of Aquarius, and again in 1987.[3]

Premise

A couple argue at the breakfast table, as seen from the table's point-of-view.[4]

Cast

Reception

The "10-minute short, was less noticeable for its subject matter -- an argument between a man and a woman at breakfast -- than for its striking visuals: Lyne shot the film in extreme close-ups, so "you never saw the people, just their eyes and mouths and their hands stirring coffee.""[5], recalled The Washington Post.

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Robert (2019-07-25). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-533-5.
  2. ^ Gallagher, John Andrew (1989). Film Directors on Directing. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-26227-2.
  3. ^ British Film Catalogue, (Pt 1:Fiction Film), No.13012
  4. ^ The Table at the BFI.
  5. ^ Vries, Hilary de (1993-04-17). "ADRIAN LYNE, THE 'INDECENT' PRO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

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