| The Table | |
| Director: | Adrian Lyne |
| Producer: | Michael Hayes |
| Starring: | Derek O'Conor Kate Williams |
| Cinematography: | Michael Seresin |
| Editing: | Stephen Tobin |
| Production Companies: | Harpoon Pictures. |
| Runtime: | 10 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
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]
A couple argue at the breakfast table, as seen from the table's point-of-view.[4]
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.