The Ten-Year Lunch

1987 American film

The Ten-Year Lunch

Directed by| Aviva Slesin
Written by| Peter Foges
Mary Jo Kaplan
Produced by| Aviva Slesin[1][2]
Distributed by| Direct Cinema[3]
PBS

Release date

* March 1987 (1987-03)

Running time

| 56 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table is a 1987 American documentary film by Aviva Slesin.

## Summary

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The film explores the Algonquin Round Table, a floating group of writers and actors during the Jazz Age in New York City, which included great names such as Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber, Marc Connelly, Harold Ross and Harpo Marx. It was produced and directed by Aviva Slesin and narrated by Heywood Hale Broun.

The title refers to how the members of the Round Table met over lunch at the Algonquin Hotel from 1919 until roughly 1929. The film shows how the group drifted apart once the 1920s ended, as Hollywood beckoned for some and as they grew older.

## Legacy

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The film premiered on the PBS series American Masters on September 28, 1987.[4] On April 11, 1988, it won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
2. ^ The Ten-Year Lunch Wins Documentary Feature: 1988 Oscars
3. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Oscar and "Roger & Me"". Retrieved 2020-04-10.
4. ^ O'Connor, John J. (28 September 1987). "TV Reviews: '10-Year Lunch' At the Algonquin". The New York Times.
5. ^ "NY Times: The Ten-Year Lunch". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2008-11-17.

## External links

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* The Ten-Year Lunch at IMDb
* Aviva Slesin collection of research and production materials for the Ten-year lunch: the wit and legend of the Algonquin Round Table, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
* The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of The Algonquin Round Table on Vimeo, posted by Aviva Slesin
* The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of The Algonquin Round Table at Aviva Slesin's website
* The Ten Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of The Algonquin Round Table at American Masters

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