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The Table is a 1973 short film directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Hayes, the film's producer. 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. 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.

Premise

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

Cast

• Derek O'Conor
• Kate Williams
• Louis Lyne

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'", recalled The Washington Post in 1993.

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.

External links

• The Table at IMDb

• 1973 films
• 1973 short films
• British drama short films
• Films directed by Adrian Lyne
• 1970s English-language films
• English-language short films
• 1970s British films