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The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987)

The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table
Running time: 56 min. | Genre: Documentaries, Medium length film
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table

Synopsis

Profile of the group of writers and humorists who formed lasting friendships and collaborations centered on their daily lunches at New York City's Algonquin Hotel through the 1920s, which led to scathing satire of cultural and social trends of the Roaring '20s. Their conflicts and romances are explored, with central figures including Dorothy Parker and Alexander Woollcott. As the decade progressed, they increasingly found themselves drawn apart by literary ambitions, as well as by social issues including the Sacco and Vanzetti case.

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Documentary Feature WINNER

Details

Original title

The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table

Director

Aviva Slesin

Producer

American Masters, Aviva Films, WNET Channel 13 New York

Running time

56 min.

Screenwriter

Peter Foges, Mary Jo Kaplan

Year

1987

Country

United States United States

Ranking

Unopeliculas
7.0

 

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