Dos anyone notice that she still walks past the last man asking for help. Despite her realizing that she was the one that made the error. She dos not change but merely laughs at her good fortune. Thats the world we live in, passive until affected and then passive again.
She's out of money, remember? She looks wealthy, but she spent her money shopping, and every last cent she had on the salad. By the end, she looks like every other rich New Yorker walking past the guy, but we in the audience know differently. It's an intentional reiteration of the point about our perceptions of others.
Quinn Maloy Williams yes, and she could’ve merely acknowledged him. How quickly we forget... She could’ve said “I just left a salad on the table in the cafe”, or “I don’t have any money.”. A better person would’ve thought back to how someone just let her eat off their plate, essentially impose on him. He didn’t stick her in her hand with the fork, because that’s always a possibility when food is involved 🤷🏽♀️, and he bought her a coffee afterwards. His kindness goes without acknowledgement, & her privilege never being checked is still very much a problem.
Right because if you would’ve asked her, she would love went back and forth that - that was her salad 🥗 and then he brought her a drink after. She didn’t even say goodbye 👀🤣!
@@SirButtaBrown He thought she was a mentally ill person that was hungry, pitied her, and let her eat and drink. But she had no sympathy for the real mentally ill and hungry around her--even when she got a sample of hunger. She never changed..
I love the way he barks at her when she tries to take his salad, LOL! Just that reaction made me laugh out loud, and I had to go back and watch it again. So awesome.
What I love about this film is that the man reaches back for the salt - and most likely sees her salad, or at least her bags and could probably infer the mistake she'd made. I grin when that happens. Adorable.
Just cuz it's fun to nerd out to this stuff...on a decade old comment... He gives no indication that he saw the bags or salad. Face doesn't change even a little bit to acknowledge it for the audience. The slightest grin would have done it. But no. If he DID see, then it would take away from the punch near the end when she just leaves him there without a backward glance. I think the salt grab was to add insult to injury from the lady's perspective. "I'm watching him eat MY salad and now he's literally salting it??" Like, eat salt, lady!
oicu812a I lived in CT for a decade, actually. I suspect you think your rhetorical question has a clever point to it, and I suspect you think being coy in response is cleverer still, but I also suspect your intended point (whatever it is, exactly) is based on an odd misunderstanding of the point of my original post. I also see in your post below that you seem confused by this film in general, so maybe that's the source of the confusion here. I'll be pleased if my suspicions are wrong.
And he shared his lunch with her as any gentleman would. I love this film and have been looking for it for over 20 years. Thanks for posting it-it's truly a gem.
This teahes you to not be stereotype. You thought she was rich but she had trouble buying a 3 dollar salad. You assumed the guy stole her salad and her bags, because he was eating 'her' salad.
I've seen and heard many stories about bias, prejudice and stereotypes, especially the kind told in this video. But somehow I never predicted the ending from this short film, even though it is a common story, that was a nice surprise.
Not exactly... Some things you can accept at face value: She's carrying a Bloomingdales bag and wearing fur . That is by design, to contrast socioeconomic status between her character and others. When she realizes she lost her wallet, it removes a source of strength and comfort for her --- money --- and further puts her out of her element.
lol I knew that he wasn't eating her salad because her bags weren't on the table, and the reason that she didn't have much money left is because she spent it all at Bloomingdales and wherever else she went shopping.
She probably got up feeling that she didn't have to thank him, since it was "her" salad in the first place, and he was probably shaking his head because after sharing his food (off his plate no less) with a stranger, AND buying her something to drink, she didn't even have the decency to say "thank you" before leaving. LOL! Wonderful film!
Thank you for posting this. I needed to watch it to help my daughter with her journalism homework, but it really was a touching video...and so true of the way people are perceived.
A wonderful little film! I knew from the start that she was sitting on the wrong table cause her bags were missing, but as the plot progressed I was surprised by the characters' reactions to each other. I was disappointed at the end because I am not sure if she changed at all (she didn't thank him properly and didn't even look at the beggar, or give him money - but she lost her purse didn't she?). But her sigh at the end gave me hope for her to change her prejudices. Brilliant!
I'm seriously impressed with the ambiguity about the film. Huge props to the man for his kindness, to put up with a woman like that. I definitely find it disheartening that she just breezes by the man in the end asking for change though at 08:35. It doesn't seem like she learned a thing, which I guess is to actually realistic. The social commentary is wicked intense here, packed for just ten minutes.
This short film really touched me. This just shows there are still some good people in this world of all colors. I can't say what I would have done because I honesty don't know☺️, but it was very kind of him to share his lunch with her.
Very good short. but the part where he puts his hand over to grab the salt had me thinking if she was sitting at the wrong table because originally I thought he was gonna pass her the salad she left on the table. but it was executed well though
It is very rare indeed that I post follow ups, but as a short story writer, I've been asked to write a script for a video short story and this was given as a sample. The very touching story not only was unique, The coffee cups shown are antiques from the 50's and 60's era of cafeteria amenities and I have two and I cherish them for the memories they hold dear being used by my grandmother. While watching this, I happened to be sipping cold coffee out of the exact cups the actors are using. Ironic and Iconic for me. Brooke, a top seller short story writer on fiverr, radio host and newspaper columnist and freelance writer.
I watched this with my class in the sixths grade, makes me feel so good after seeing it again. If you really take the time to go through it you can learn a lot from it.
im 21, ive teared up with certain really emotional moments in life, but for some reason this made me ball.... its a fictional film but I'm more than positive it has happened somewhere in this world before in real life!
Quinn -- comment below this one -- yes, that is the message from the film maker -- we live in a tough world. Entitled rich people don't learn from their mistakes. Note how many people reached out to assist her (the guy who tried to help her collect her things when she dropped them -- he was in a suit and tie, but he was black and she wanted nothing to do with him). This is a decent story/film but it has a strong message, very cynical as well.
this is an adaptation from one of my favourite douglas adams books: the long dark tea-time of the soul, where Dirk Gently thinks another man has taken his rich tea biscuits. Look it up and read it it. Beautifully told here too.
she left her own salad at the table behind him in the same position she left it. it was him sharing his own salad and drink with her. she didnt bother to look where her original seat was.
What a exceptional movie! I've watched it once longtime ago when I was little and always remember it. So happy to find the video so I can share with friends. Thank you!
Massive thanks for uploading this. I hadn't seen this in ages and always thought it was called "Coffee for Two". Thankfully I noticed it listed at the UNLV Short Film archive and immediately did a search here. Love this film.
my teacher showed us this and at the beginning of the video he asked us who we’d sit beside on a bus. he asked it again at the end... you wouldn’t believe the change in answers.
We watched this video during my foster care training, the point was to have you STOP and learn the whole story before you pass judgement, or in our case before you punish a child for something that is wrong.
It was a very interesting video and it shows that the guy liked to have company as he knew that the lady is mistaking the salad, but let her be with that mistake and treated her for coffee as well.
This short couldn't get into a single festival until a certain someone stumbled on it and got it into the hands of Cannes programmers. Eventually it picked up an Oscar. A great example how a film with a very strong script can work despite mediocre direction and performances.
Lol I saw a ripped off version of this on instagram, and someone commented this video. I pull a salad to eat while I watch this for the first time, lol then they get there salads out. Kinda felt like I was a bystander watching this haha. Very pleasant video thought
i love this short film. I saw it on a field trip and fwll in love with it ever sice then. I think everyone should watch this its a good film, and balck and white just makes it better.
This was Great, Art in it's finest form! This women had no sense of Prejudice nor racism, and not only she kept quiet (and in her mind) share her salad with this man who stole her salad. Then she goes to get her train that she missed the last time, but forgets her bags. Goes back and found out she was at the wrong table the whole time! Not only she found her salad, she made a bond with this kind man ... This is true everyday art as it used to be ... ah Good times ... good times.
Did the first guy bump into her on purpose steal her wallet? She seems to be frantically looking for her wallet after he helps her, and then she has to scrape together loose change to pay for her salad. It wasn't very clear, my son is writing an English essay on this and we watched together 3 times and are still not sure if the first guy was actually a pickpocket or not? A well dressed man in a suit is a common pickpocket in NYC (where this takes place) as people don't suspect a man in a suit as being a pickpocket. Being well dressed allays certain fears. Did the writer ever talk about this I googled but couldn't find anything.
It means you completely missed the point of the film. She assumes he stole the wallet just as she assumed the man at the diner stole her meal. It doesn’t matter if he’s a pickpocket or not, the point is that you shouldn’t lean into your prejudices and make assumptions like the oblivious and inconsiderate woman.
@@gavindalton2238 No, I think you missed it actually, the point of the film is that her preconceptions and biases had her wrong about both men. The one she thought was OK was actually a thief and the one she thought was a thief was OK. Otherwise, where's her wallet?
@@3dprintingpro212 where is the evidence that he stole it? Now you’re letting your preconceived biases show by assuming he stole it regardless. The director leaves it completely ambiguous. The woman is oblivious enough to sit at the wrong booth, is it really hard to believe she lost it? She also doesn’t learn from the lesson, and immediately goes back to live in her own world. Left a perfectly good salad in that restaurant while ignoring the several homeless/hungry men in the station
@@gavindalton2238 Yes I agree it's an assumption, but I live in NY and I know how high level pickpockets operate, the first encounter is classic. Since this is fiction, you can't fault my interpretation, as I can't fault yours, my opinion is the director wanted you to realize her wallet was stolen by the first man, it has nothing to do with my bias, it is truly what I think the director was going for. If the director ever clarified, I'd be open to it, but, what would even be the point of the first encounter if nothing happened there?
4:21 He barks at her when she tries to take his salad. 4:31 He could infer the mistake she made. 8:33 She still walks past the last man asking for help.8:51 Her sigh in the end gave hope to change her prejudices.3:33 She uses the same napkin on the fork, which was used to clean the table.
What a beautiful little film. A friend of mine told me about it on the bus today. He said ... it had told him something about prejudice and preconceptions. Remarkable.
Wow, wow, wow, what a piece!! This is outstanding!!!! On a scale of 1-10, the chances of me doing something like this lady did in the video are 11! I can soooo relate to her. I also love that he knows she is in the wrong seat but respectfully keeps quiet. Brilliant!!
Surprised to see no credit given to Douglas Adams' account of his own very similar experience in a train station cafe with a stranger and a packet of biscuits
Indeed. I heard Doug tell his version of the joke in '83 while he was working on that book (the two versions were pretty much identical). This is clearly a copy as the book was very wide-spread. And the train station similarity is just too much of a coincidence. And I think Doug's version has an even better reveal at the end.
Amazing film, i was hoping she'd feel dumb in the end instead of laughing. I posted this b4 i saw this video so im not sure if its even the right video.
Tears in my eyes... how racism is so evident in our world though most people are blinded by stereotypes. It's great how in the end, the stereotypes are broken and a new image is painted over the fallacious old stereotype. Thank you for making this video. :'D
+clock san LOL i see, then what is the intended message that you think is shown through this video? I'm just curious, because my interpretations are always a little different from everyone's :P
i think it's just an alternate version of this story: www.snopes.com/crime/safety/cookies.asp it's less of a comment of racism and more on "holy crap, i owe that dude an apology". also, many people regard the use of the shots in this movie to be very clever. it's even shown on lectures and stuff but yes. it warms my heart when they shared the salad, and when the man bought a cup of coffee for the both of them. it sure beats the sad news i see recently.
+SUNSHINE JOSEPH I sincerely would like to know what you consider as the main message, apart from the apparent stereotypical perceptions (as described in the descriptions of the vid "a study of perception"), since it was a film that our teacher showed us for my research on racism. It's interesting on the varying opinions of people for one film. Thank you :)
I first saw this film 20 years ago. Used to think "I wish all Americans...heck, everyone out there...could watch this"... now they can, provided they have a computer or access to one. Lets keep our minds and libraries 'open'.
Bravo Adam! I love the style and whether you meant to make it an homage to the past or shoot period style it worked, anachronisms didn't bother me one bit. Well done!
Touching, but the suspension of disbelief is a bit much for me. In the short, lack of focus led to this situation, and lack of communication led to the even more unlikely way it turned out, which in reality would probably have turned out much differently. Unrelated, but is that a tag on his beanie? Reminds me of that Key & Peele skit.
I like the female character. She is cute. Both main characters are sweet in their own way. Has it occurred to anyone that most of the characters she interacts with just so happens to be of black orientation? it doesn't necessarily mean that she's really 'prejudice' or racist'. Otherwise she wouldn't sit next to someone she dislikes or eats off the other person's plate. She seems to rely on herself and just because a lady doesn't need help with picking up her things we can't automatically assume
It's not merely about being "dumb", she was answering to situations according to the predjudices sowed in her mind for generations. Everyone has predjudices, the wisdom is to overcome them. Thinking she's merely "dumb" is a predjudice as well.
Very well made film, and very good acting. I already encountered the idea so I guessed the end after she saw him eat the salad, but still enjoyed the movie.
I like it, but i like Douglas Adams version better. Go read, "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish". This version doesn't portray the awkwardness the other person has to be feeling in the situation.
why does it need to? does he actually feel awkward? perhaps he is world weary and things like this don't shock or surprise him like they would you or someone else?
the point of the movie is to prove that people shouldn't judge others based off of how they look and how they are dressed. she looked like a wealthy white woman even though she had issues buying a $2 salad. for all we know, her clothes could've came from a dumpster. it's like the saying goes "never judge a book by it's cover"
@@beatriceingraham2571 umm, her wallet got stolen by the well-dressed black man, that's why she was frantically searching for it, then cried. That's why she had no money for the salad...thus the irony of the homeless balck man NOT stealing from her, but instead treating her to coffee with his own money. This is not just about race but also class conceptions
@@beatriceingraham2571 You didn't but it is about race :) and class, and preconceptions - but most people seem to miss that she got her wallet stolen - she IS wealthy - just she got pickpocketed that's why she cries...
....) La musica per film può connotare di simboli una scena, parlando nella sua lingua specifica, ad esempio il dialogo tra due personaggi può essere musicato con un brano per violino e pianoforte, appunto due personaggi, due strumenti: è quello che succede nel cortometraggio di Adam Davidson “The lunch date”, in cui un’anziana, benestante signora, finisce per condividere, per sua stessa distrazione, nel bar di una stazione, un piatto di insalata con un barbone, pensando sia quello che ha appena pagato... Un cortometraggio molto riuscito sul pregiudizio, che dimostra quanto la povertà sia invece prodiga, nonostante non abbia nulla - il barbone di colore infatti, non solo condivide volentieri la sua insalata, che è sua davvero e non della signora, che si è solo seduta nel posto sbagliato, ma lui le offre pure una calda tazza di caffè a fine pasto! - La musica per violino e pianoforte è “Lets be lonesome together” di George Gershwin, nella sola versione strumentale, in cui la melodia principale è affidata al violino, mentre l’accompagnamento è pianistico. Il brano entra in scena quando il barbone porta al tavolo due tazze fumanti di caffè, e ne offre una proprio alla signora con cui, suo malgrado, ha condiviso volentieri il suo piatto di insalata. I due sono amici ormai, hanno stabilito un legame, e la musica, rilassata, accompagna la scena conviviale, in cui la signora depone i suoi pregiudizi e manifesta buona educazione e autenticità di cuore ringraziando l’uomo, quando questi le porge una bustina di zucchero. I due arrivano addirittura a scambiarsi amabili sorrisi quando si sente fuori campo l’annuncio del treno della donna che, senza dire una parola, si alza e se ne va: la musica però non si ferma e accompagna la signora fino fuori dal bar, a simboleggiare che lei ha ancora nel cuore e nella mente ciò che ha appena vissuto, il legame incredibile e la situazione che ha esperito. La musica infatti si ferma solo quando lei torna alla realtà: il sonoro ora è solo quello della stazione, quindi rumori di scena e annuncio più forte; la signora torna sui suoi passi, perchè si rende conto di non avere con sè le borse che aveva prima... Non trovandole dove aveva pranzato, pensa subito di essere stata derubata, invece, un posto a sedere più avanti, non solo ritrova tutte le sue borse, ma anche il piatto di insalata, intonso, che aveva comprato. Una vera lezione di vita. TRATTO DA "CINEMA D'ASCOLTO" DI MARIANGELA UNGARO
This short was fantastic. I don't believe the black man is aware that her salad is in the next booth. That's why he snatched his plate back when she tried to take it. His way of saying "you can't have my plate, but if you're that hungry, I will share with you". Even better, he was nice enough to treat his hungry "lunch date" to something to drink as well.
I need to show this video to my class. I have several hearing impaired students. Is it possible to get this video closed captioned please. Thank you :)
It is because I cannot show any videos to my class that do not have closed captioning. Even though there are very few speaking parts it doesn't give my deaf students equal access.
Can someone explain to me why this doesn't begin with her walking into the diner? What's the point of the scene where she drops her stuff and the guy helps her pick it up and she misses the subway?
It's to establish an immersive setting, show her sensitive and discourteous personality, and reveal that her paying for the replacement ticket has had an impact on her financially. Also, this short takes place in the 80s, same time frame it was shot in. It may seem like otherwise because of the music and the black-and-white, but these were artistic choices.
Dos anyone notice that she still walks past the last man asking for help. Despite her realizing that she was the one that made the error. She dos not change but merely laughs at her good fortune. Thats the world we live in, passive until affected and then passive again.
She's out of money, remember? She looks wealthy, but she spent her money shopping, and every last cent she had on the salad. By the end, she looks like every other rich New Yorker walking past the guy, but we in the audience know differently. It's an intentional reiteration of the point about our perceptions of others.
and because she looks wealthy (white) that means police are less likely to harass her, and people will be more pleasant towards you in passing.
Quinn Maloy Williams yes, and she could’ve merely acknowledged him. How quickly we forget...
She could’ve said “I just left a salad on the table in the cafe”, or “I don’t have any money.”. A better person would’ve thought back to how someone just let her eat off their plate, essentially impose on him. He didn’t stick her in her hand with the fork, because that’s always a possibility when food is involved 🤷🏽♀️, and he bought her a coffee afterwards. His kindness goes without acknowledgement, & her privilege never being checked is still very much a problem.
Good point! I felt like this film was pretty racist.
Alhaji Sesay lmao what?? Where
I wish at the end it showed the man from the diner on the train, "Some crazy old white lady ate my salad"
lmao same
@@ozhinz lmao same
@@abdullahabikharazeh9671 lmao same
Right because if you would’ve asked her, she would love went back and forth that - that was her salad 🥗 and then he brought her a drink after. She didn’t even say goodbye 👀🤣!
@@SirButtaBrown He thought she was a mentally ill person that was hungry, pitied her, and let her eat and drink. But she had no sympathy for the real mentally ill and hungry around her--even when she got a sample of hunger. She never changed..
She uses the same napkin on the fork, which was used to clean the table...
I thiught i wastge only one who caught that hahaha
Exactly what I was thinking 😆
Same here.
I noticed that too XD
And that's why the Universe prevented her from using it on the salad!
I love the way he barks at her when she tries to take his salad, LOL! Just that reaction made me laugh out loud, and I had to go back and watch it again. So awesome.
I don't know abt laughing at the barking part ... but I am inclined to watch the film again w/ my hubs ...
It was funny
DBAHAHAHAB IT WAS SO FUNNY
Me too 😂😁😂
that was violent
This was a student film that ended up winning an Oscar!
and a Cannes Palm d' Or!
What I love about this film is that the man reaches back for the salt - and most likely sees her salad, or at least her bags and could probably infer the mistake she'd made. I grin when that happens. Adorable.
But from the look on his face, he was just happy to be eating with someone 😁.
Some might miss that the first time
Just cuz it's fun to nerd out to this stuff...on a decade old comment...
He gives no indication that he saw the bags or salad. Face doesn't change even a little bit to acknowledge it for the audience. The slightest grin would have done it. But no.
If he DID see, then it would take away from the punch near the end when she just leaves him there without a backward glance.
I think the salt grab was to add insult to injury from the lady's perspective. "I'm watching him eat MY salad and now he's literally salting it??" Like, eat salt, lady!
Here for English class anyone, i know i am
Writing a timed write on it right now.
psycology class
Yeah...
Film production class
here for a film class lmao
I love how the man grabs the salt off the table the woman's salad was on without telling the woman.
Maybe hoping to teach her a lesson perhaps.
Someone else said he was glad to have the company.
How did he know it was her salad?
I love the restrained ending -- no reunion, just her thoughts as she boards the train back to what is probably the 'safety' of Connecticut suburbs.
Is it legal in CT to shoot homeless people who steal your stuff?
oicu812a I don't get your point.
*****
No point. Just a question. If you don't know, that's fine.
oicu812a I lived in CT for a decade, actually. I suspect you think your rhetorical question has a clever point to it, and I suspect you think being coy in response is cleverer still, but I also suspect your intended point (whatever it is, exactly) is based on an odd misunderstanding of the point of my original post. I also see in your post below that you seem confused by this film in general, so maybe that's the source of the confusion here. I'll be pleased if my suspicions are wrong.
***** Okay. So you _don't_ know the answer. Perhaps, therefore, you were right (safe?) to put the word _safety_ in scare-quotes.
And he shared his lunch with her as any gentleman would. I love this film and have been looking for it for over 20 years. Thanks for posting it-it's truly a gem.
This teahes you to not be stereotype. You thought she was rich but she had trouble buying a 3 dollar salad. You assumed the guy stole her salad and her bags, because he was eating 'her' salad.
I've seen and heard many stories about bias, prejudice and stereotypes, especially the kind told in this video. But somehow I never predicted the ending from this short film, even though it is a common story, that was a nice surprise.
Oh, NOW I get the ending, thanks! Anyway, that was really cute and sweet. I loved it a lot. :)
Not exactly... Some things you can accept at face value: She's carrying a Bloomingdales bag and wearing fur . That is by design, to contrast socioeconomic status between her character and others. When she realizes she lost her wallet, it removes a source of strength and comfort for her --- money --- and further puts her out of her element.
lol I knew that he wasn't eating her salad because her bags weren't on the table, and the reason that she didn't have much money left is because she spent it all at Bloomingdales and wherever else she went shopping.
@Gold Rose самый верный ответ
so she took the wrong seat, stole his lunch,and still he bought her coffee. touching
She probably got up feeling that she didn't have to thank him, since it was "her" salad in the first place, and he was probably shaking his head because after sharing his food (off his plate no less) with a stranger, AND buying her something to drink, she didn't even have the decency to say "thank you" before leaving. LOL! Wonderful film!
Co ấy ko cảm ơn vì cô ấy tưởng a ta cướp món salat của co ấy mà😂
I love this short film! This film perfectly shows a change of this lady whithin 10 minutes. The story is complete.
Thank you for posting this. I needed to watch it to help my daughter with her journalism homework, but it really was a touching video...and so true of the way people are perceived.
A wonderful little film! I knew from the start that she was sitting on the wrong table cause her bags were missing, but as the plot progressed I was surprised by the characters' reactions to each other. I was disappointed at the end because I am not sure if she changed at all (she didn't thank him properly and didn't even look at the beggar, or give him money - but she lost her purse didn't she?). But her sigh at the end gave me hope for her to change her prejudices. Brilliant!
I remember watching this when I was in grade school. I’ve searched for it several times and am so happy I finally found it again.
the only video that i watched for school that I will ever give a thumbs up, the homeless dude is so adorable
I'm seriously impressed with the ambiguity about the film. Huge props to the man for his kindness, to put up with a woman like that. I definitely find it disheartening that she just breezes by the man in the end asking for change though at 08:35. It doesn't seem like she learned a thing, which I guess is to actually realistic. The social commentary is wicked intense here, packed for just ten minutes.
"The Lunch Date" was released on DVD, part of a collection of shorts called "Cinema 16 - American Short Films." But the DVD is expensive now.
Thank you for info. I watched this documentary in my English class when I was in college. I hope I can find this DVD.
This short film really touched me. This just shows there are still some good people in this world of all colors. I can't say what I would have done because I honesty don't know☺️, but it was very kind of him to share his lunch with her.
Very good short. but the part where he puts his hand over to grab the salt had me thinking if she was sitting at the wrong table because originally I thought he was gonna pass her the salad she left on the table. but it was executed well though
It is very rare indeed that I post follow ups, but as a short story writer, I've been asked to write a script for a video short story and this was given as a sample. The very touching story not only was unique, The coffee cups shown are antiques from the 50's and 60's era of cafeteria amenities and I have two and I cherish them for the memories they hold dear being used by my grandmother. While watching this, I happened to be sipping cold coffee out of the exact cups the actors are using. Ironic and Iconic for me. Brooke, a top seller short story writer on fiverr, radio host and newspaper columnist and freelance writer.
I saw this years ago and have never forgotton . I love this short movie. I never saw it in college , but It is great!!!!
I watched this with my class in the sixths grade, makes me feel so good after seeing it again. If you really take the time to go through it you can learn a lot from it.
im 21, ive teared up with certain really emotional moments in life, but for some reason this made me ball.... its a fictional film but I'm more than positive it has happened somewhere in this world before in real life!
*bawl
lol ... it's ok ... give the man a break ... after all, he's a baller *wink wink*
0:50 I think he is the same person who shares his salad with the lady. 5:28 6:02 I like the way the cashier looks at them.
Quinn -- comment below this one -- yes, that is the message from the film maker -- we live in a tough world. Entitled rich people don't learn from their mistakes. Note how many people reached out to assist her (the guy who tried to help her collect her things when she dropped them -- he was in a suit and tie, but he was black and she wanted nothing to do with him). This is a decent story/film but it has a strong message, very cynical as well.
this is an adaptation from one of my favourite douglas adams books: the long dark tea-time of the soul, where Dirk Gently thinks another man has taken his rich tea biscuits. Look it up and read it it. Beautifully told here too.
she left her own salad at the table behind him in the same position she left it. it was him sharing his own salad and drink with her. she didnt bother to look where her original seat was.
Thank you! I was sitting here thinking he was Jesus or some shit.
I didn't get it either until about a minute after I watched it.
ur a genius
I also watched until 8 minutes in.....
oh really Sherlock
What a exceptional movie! I've watched it once longtime ago when I was little and always remember it. So happy to find the video so I can share with friends. Thank you!
amazing how such a simple/short film can be so uplifting, and was that Artie Shaw Soundtrack NICE one!
Our teacher made us watch this is the 4th grade and I still remember it. Loved it then, loved it now haha! The lesson stayed with me
Smart teacher
8:00 moment where we realize it's about perception and not racism. This was brilliant!
it is 100% also about racism, the lady is racist
Massive thanks for uploading this. I hadn't seen this in ages and always thought it was called "Coffee for Two". Thankfully I noticed it listed at the UNLV Short Film archive and immediately did a search here. Love this film.
my teacher showed us this and at the beginning of the video he asked us who we’d sit beside on a bus. he asked it again at the end... you wouldn’t believe the change in answers.
We watched this video during my foster care training, the point was to have you STOP and learn the whole story before you pass judgement, or in our case before you punish a child for something that is wrong.
One of the best short movies EVER!
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It was a very interesting video and it shows that the guy liked to have company as he knew that the lady is mistaking the salad, but let her be with that mistake and treated her for coffee as well.
This was a heartwarming short. I thought it was going to end with a racial issue, but it ended with putting a smile on your face.
School systems are trying to make it racial
This short couldn't get into a single festival until a certain someone stumbled on it and got it into the hands of Cannes programmers. Eventually it picked up an Oscar. A great example how a film with a very strong script can work despite mediocre direction and performances.
“Mediocre directing and performances”? Um, did you watch a different film?
This is the best short film ever!
Lol I saw a ripped off version of this on instagram, and someone commented this video. I pull a salad to eat while I watch this for the first time, lol then they get there salads out. Kinda felt like I was a bystander watching this haha. Very pleasant video thought
i love this short film. I saw it on a field trip and fwll in love with it ever sice then. I think everyone should watch this its a good film, and balck and white just makes it better.
This was Great, Art in it's finest form! This women had no sense of Prejudice nor racism, and not only she kept quiet (and in her mind) share her salad with this man who stole her salad. Then she goes to get her train that she missed the last time, but forgets her bags. Goes back and found out she was at the wrong table the whole time! Not only she found her salad, she made a bond with this kind man ... This is true everyday art as it used to be ... ah Good times ... good times.
Excellent film... We have such prejudices. Each one of us is perhaps guilty of such assumptions. A must watch film....
The director also directed a couple episodes of Community. That's what brought me here.
Did the first guy bump into her on purpose steal her wallet? She seems to be frantically looking for her wallet after he helps her, and then she has to scrape together loose change to pay for her salad. It wasn't very clear, my son is writing an English essay on this and we watched together 3 times and are still not sure if the first guy was actually a pickpocket or not? A well dressed man in a suit is a common pickpocket in NYC (where this takes place) as people don't suspect a man in a suit as being a pickpocket. Being well dressed allays certain fears. Did the writer ever talk about this I googled but couldn't find anything.
It means you completely missed the point of the film. She assumes he stole the wallet just as she assumed the man at the diner stole her meal. It doesn’t matter if he’s a pickpocket or not, the point is that you shouldn’t lean into your prejudices and make assumptions like the oblivious and inconsiderate woman.
@@gavindalton2238 No, I think you missed it actually, the point of the film is that her preconceptions and biases had her wrong about both men. The one she thought was OK was actually a thief and the one she thought was a thief was OK. Otherwise, where's her wallet?
@@3dprintingpro212 where is the evidence that he stole it? Now you’re letting your preconceived biases show by assuming he stole it regardless. The director leaves it completely ambiguous. The woman is oblivious enough to sit at the wrong booth, is it really hard to believe she lost it? She also doesn’t learn from the lesson, and immediately goes back to live in her own world. Left a perfectly good salad in that restaurant while ignoring the several homeless/hungry men in the station
@@gavindalton2238 Yes I agree it's an assumption, but I live in NY and I know how high level pickpockets operate, the first encounter is classic. Since this is fiction, you can't fault my interpretation, as I can't fault yours, my opinion is the director wanted you to realize her wallet was stolen by the first man, it has nothing to do with my bias, it is truly what I think the director was going for. If the director ever clarified, I'd be open to it, but, what would even be the point of the first encounter if nothing happened there?
@@gavindalton2238 I don't think her wallet was stolen, she probably didn't have any money left.
4:21 He barks at her when she tries to take his salad. 4:31 He could infer the mistake she made. 8:33 She still walks past the last man asking for help.8:51 Her sigh in the end gave hope to change her prejudices.3:33 She uses the same napkin on the fork, which was used to clean the table.
this comment is actually so helpful for my school assignment. Thank you
What a beautiful little film. A friend of mine told me about it on the bus today. He said ... it had told him something about prejudice and preconceptions. Remarkable.
Wow, wow, wow, what a piece!! This is outstanding!!!! On a scale of 1-10, the chances of me doing something like this lady did in the video are 11! I can soooo relate to her. I also love that he knows she is in the wrong seat but respectfully keeps quiet. Brilliant!!
Wonderful film. So touching when he returns with two coffees.
Surprised to see no credit given to Douglas Adams' account of his own very similar experience in a train station cafe with a stranger and a packet of biscuits
Is that what I was thinking of? I knew this was reminding me of something else and I couldn't think of what.
Indeed. I heard Doug tell his version of the joke in '83 while he was working on that book (the two versions were pretty much identical). This is clearly a copy as the book was very wide-spread. And the train station similarity is just too much of a coincidence. And I think Doug's version has an even better reveal at the end.
Amazing film, i was hoping she'd feel dumb in the end instead of laughing.
I posted this b4 i saw this video so im not sure if its even the right video.
coming from a mention from community season 1 behind the scenes commentary, deep cut lol but awesome!
The song on the soundtrack is "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" by Jule Styne. And I love the message of this movie.
Wow! Greg Mottola, now a known film director, is listed as the grip in the credits!
This was so good ! Made me smile and laugh.
Tears in my eyes... how racism is so evident in our world though most people are blinded by stereotypes. It's great how in the end, the stereotypes are broken and a new image is painted over the fallacious old stereotype. Thank you for making this video. :'D
+Crystal Chen i don't think that's the intended message of this movie
also, he didn't make this
www.imdb.com/title/tt0100076/
+clock san LOL i see, then what is the intended message that you think is shown through this video? I'm just curious, because my interpretations are always a little different from everyone's :P
i think it's just an alternate version of this story: www.snopes.com/crime/safety/cookies.asp
it's less of a comment of racism and more on "holy crap, i owe that dude an apology". also, many people regard the use of the shots in this movie to be very clever. it's even shown on lectures and stuff
but yes. it warms my heart when they shared the salad, and when the man bought a cup of coffee for the both of them. it sure beats the sad news i see recently.
+SUNSHINE JOSEPH I sincerely would like to know what you consider as the main message, apart from the apparent stereotypical perceptions (as described in the descriptions of the vid "a study of perception"), since it was a film that our teacher showed us for my research on racism. It's interesting on the varying opinions of people for one film. Thank you :)
Yeah but now the white people are being attacked the most. It's sad but true.
Amazing! Must be seen. An important lesson.
I first saw this film 20 years ago. Used to think "I wish all Americans...heck, everyone out there...could watch this"...
now they can, provided they have a computer or access to one.
Lets keep our minds and libraries 'open'.
Bravo Adam!
I love the style and whether you meant to make it an homage to the past or shoot period style it worked, anachronisms didn't bother me one bit.
Well done!
The music at 6.19 is a treat to the ears.
Touching, but the suspension of disbelief is a bit much for me.
In the short, lack of focus led to this situation, and lack of communication led to the even more unlikely way it turned out, which in reality would probably have turned out much differently.
Unrelated, but is that a tag on his beanie? Reminds me of that Key & Peele skit.
Back in the 80s it was the cool thing to wear tags on your hat :)
Fantastic Short Film! My brother showed me this film and now I'm looking at it again and it's just fantastic!!!
I remember watching this in one of my classes in high school
I like the female character. She is cute. Both main characters are sweet in their own way. Has it occurred to anyone that most of the characters she interacts with just so happens to be of black orientation? it doesn't necessarily mean that she's really 'prejudice' or racist'. Otherwise she wouldn't sit next to someone she dislikes or eats off the other person's plate. She seems to rely on herself and just because a lady doesn't need help with picking up her things we can't automatically assume
Wonderfully conceived and shot
Salutations to the team
God Bless
Kasturi G
Watched this at my English class, a very nice short movie :)
It's not merely about being "dumb", she was answering to situations according to the predjudices sowed in her mind for generations. Everyone has predjudices, the wisdom is to overcome them. Thinking she's merely "dumb" is a predjudice as well.
Had to watch this for my Psychology class and do a paper on it. I'm not sure which direction I want to go on it
Very well made film, and very good acting.
I already encountered the idea so I guessed the end after she saw him eat the salad, but still enjoyed the movie.
What an enchanting short film I have ever seen... this is truly moving for something we confront everyday things.
Here as a first year film student, inspired
I've heard so many variations on an urban myth like this, and I now realise they probably originated from this film
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Who is here after...
Bollywood silver screen...
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I like it, but i like Douglas Adams version better. Go read, "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish".
This version doesn't portray the awkwardness the other person has to be feeling in the situation.
why does it need to? does he actually feel awkward? perhaps he is world weary and things like this don't shock or surprise him like they would you or someone else?
She didn't even bother to look for her bags in the first place, I guess when you're hungry you just don't care about anything else. =)
the point of the movie is to prove that people shouldn't judge others based off of how they look and how they are dressed. she looked like a wealthy white woman even though she had issues buying a $2 salad. for all we know, her clothes could've came from a dumpster. it's like the saying goes "never judge a book by it's cover"
@@beatriceingraham2571 umm, her wallet got stolen by the well-dressed black man, that's why she was frantically searching for it, then cried. That's why she had no money for the salad...thus the irony of the homeless balck man NOT stealing from her, but instead treating her to coffee with his own money. This is not just about race but also class conceptions
@@3dprintingpro212 where did I mention it being about race?
@@beatriceingraham2571 You didn't but it is about race :) and class, and preconceptions - but most people seem to miss that she got her wallet stolen - she IS wealthy - just she got pickpocketed that's why she cries...
He didn’t bother to simply state; you in wrong seat lady? She could have dementia. This video is for morons
Lol I came here from twitter and Arab tik toc making a video like this except with chocolate
Same lol. Small world
Me too
Me too! Lol
I came here because of a UA-cam channel Ilmfeed but it was about 5 wings instead of chocolate.
@@AhmedAhmed-bt5ct same
So why did she take a sip of coffee and leave? I wish they could strike up a conversation after the gentleman showed his kindness.
I watched this in a shop in my school.
i've loved this film since the first time i saw it in freshman year :')
Holy shit 9 years old comment
@@sefgamingyt2275 yes
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La musica per film può connotare di simboli una scena, parlando nella sua lingua specifica, ad esempio il dialogo tra due personaggi può essere musicato con un brano per violino e pianoforte, appunto due personaggi, due strumenti: è quello che succede nel cortometraggio di Adam Davidson “The lunch date”, in cui un’anziana, benestante signora, finisce per condividere, per sua stessa distrazione, nel bar di una stazione, un piatto di insalata con un barbone, pensando sia quello che ha appena pagato... Un cortometraggio molto riuscito sul pregiudizio, che dimostra quanto la povertà sia invece prodiga, nonostante non abbia nulla - il barbone di colore infatti, non solo condivide volentieri la sua insalata, che è sua davvero e non della signora, che si è solo seduta nel posto sbagliato, ma lui le offre pure una calda tazza di caffè a fine pasto! -
La musica per violino e pianoforte è “Lets be lonesome together” di George Gershwin, nella sola versione strumentale, in cui la melodia principale è affidata al violino, mentre l’accompagnamento è pianistico.
Il brano entra in scena quando il barbone porta al tavolo due tazze fumanti di caffè, e ne offre una proprio alla signora con cui, suo malgrado, ha condiviso volentieri il suo piatto di insalata. I due sono amici ormai, hanno stabilito un legame, e la musica, rilassata, accompagna la scena conviviale, in cui la signora depone i suoi pregiudizi e manifesta buona educazione e autenticità di cuore ringraziando l’uomo, quando questi le porge una bustina di zucchero. I due arrivano addirittura a scambiarsi amabili sorrisi quando si sente fuori campo l’annuncio del treno della donna che, senza dire una parola, si alza e se ne va: la musica però non si ferma e accompagna la signora fino fuori dal bar, a simboleggiare che lei ha ancora nel cuore e nella mente ciò che ha appena vissuto, il legame incredibile e la situazione che ha esperito. La musica infatti si ferma solo quando lei torna alla realtà: il sonoro ora è solo quello della stazione, quindi rumori di scena e annuncio più forte; la signora torna sui suoi passi, perchè si rende conto di non avere con sè le borse che aveva prima... Non trovandole dove aveva pranzato, pensa subito di essere stata derubata, invece, un posto a sedere più avanti, non solo ritrova tutte le sue borse, ma anche il piatto di insalata, intonso, che aveva comprato.
Una vera lezione di vita.
TRATTO DA "CINEMA D'ASCOLTO" DI MARIANGELA UNGARO
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This short was fantastic. I don't believe the black man is aware that her salad is in the next booth. That's why he snatched his plate back when she tried to take it. His way of saying "you can't have my plate, but if you're that hungry, I will share with you". Even better, he was nice enough to treat his hungry "lunch date" to something to drink as well.
I need to show this video to my class. I have several hearing impaired students. Is it possible to get this video closed captioned please. Thank you :)
Is hearing that necessary though?
It is because I cannot show any videos to my class that do not have closed captioning. Even though there are very few speaking parts it doesn't give my deaf students equal access.
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I just love that woman's face!
great film. this has become an urban legend... People saying they heard of it really happening to someone they know.
a study of perceptions FOR SURE
Why they had to add the crunch sound for every bite 😭😂😂
There is a german short story based on this, but they eat Spaghetti. Sharing a salad makes so much more sense!
ICH LIEBE KARTOFFEL
beautifully made film. wonderful acting as well.
Can someone explain to me why this doesn't begin with her walking into the diner? What's the point of the scene where she drops her stuff and the guy helps her pick it up and she misses the subway?
David J. McGee That scene gave you an opening image of her discomfort with black men. Everything seemed necessary.
Yeah, but considering the protagonist and the time period, you can kind of take her discomfort with black men for granted.
It's to establish an immersive setting, show her sensitive and discourteous personality, and reveal that her paying for the replacement ticket has had an impact on her financially. Also, this short takes place in the 80s, same time frame it was shot in. It may seem like otherwise because of the music and the black-and-white, but these were artistic choices.
Oh, I didn't realize that; I assumed this was made in the '40s or '50s. Yeah, that definitely makes the first scene more important.
A wonderful short film. A good animate new version for kids is "Snack Attack"
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4:17 That's MY Salad. lol
I had enough, I join diploma in communication I've replayed this 99 times
This should have a lot more views than it does in 10+ years.
2019?
imagine watching this of your own free will. Needless to say, Im glad this was assigned to me.
I actually came here from someone in the comments of a Dhar mann video saying it was based off of this gem