Similarities Between The Lunch Date And L Home Sans Quete

Social commentary is a means of criticising society that also provides insight into a composer’s point of view on social concerns. Composers are able to effectively convey their perspective to the responder through social commentary in the medium of a short film. This is evident in Adam Davidson’s 1990 short film The Lunch Date and Juan Solana’s 2003 short film L’Homme Sans Tête. The Lunch Date explores the issue of prejudice within society while L’Homme Sans Tête criticises plastic surgery and its effects on identity.

Through The Lunch Date, Adam Davidson forces the responder to review their perceptions on prejudice by exploring issue of prejudice that is present in society. The composer achieves this through an intricate use of cinematography