Food for Thought - A Cinematic Feast: "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" (4K Restored Version)
Cultural & Leisure
17-11-2025
1967 | USA | Colour | 108′ | DCP
Director: Stanley Kramer
Screenwriter: William Rose
Cinematographer: Sam Leavitt
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton
In English with Chinese and English subtitles
1968 Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress, Academy Awards
Post-screening talk in Cantonese
Speaker: Dr Stephanie Ng
Who you eat with is sometimes more important than what is on the menu. A meal is most tasty when you share the time with your family, and whoever you dine with may well be accepted as such. A white girl falls head over heels for an African American young man, pledges her life to him, and can’t wait to bring him home for dinner, hoping to win her parents’ blessing. Though her parents are open-minded, the sudden news of their engagement—especially in an era when interracial marriage remains a taboo—inevitably comes as a shock. The young man’s parents are also invited to the dinner. This simple home-cooked meal became a symbol of the era’s concerns and hopes for racial integration. Stanley Kramer’s groundbreaking film which he directed and produced, not only dared to address sensitive issues but also captured a deeply touching power. The scoop of fresh Oregon boysenberry ice cream in the film symbolises people’s resistance to and acceptance of change, resonating deeply with the film’s theme and carrying profound meaning.
Director: Stanley Kramer
Screenwriter: William Rose
Cinematographer: Sam Leavitt
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton
In English with Chinese and English subtitles
1968 Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress, Academy Awards
Post-screening talk in Cantonese
Speaker: Dr Stephanie Ng
Who you eat with is sometimes more important than what is on the menu. A meal is most tasty when you share the time with your family, and whoever you dine with may well be accepted as such. A white girl falls head over heels for an African American young man, pledges her life to him, and can’t wait to bring him home for dinner, hoping to win her parents’ blessing. Though her parents are open-minded, the sudden news of their engagement—especially in an era when interracial marriage remains a taboo—inevitably comes as a shock. The young man’s parents are also invited to the dinner. This simple home-cooked meal became a symbol of the era’s concerns and hopes for racial integration. Stanley Kramer’s groundbreaking film which he directed and produced, not only dared to address sensitive issues but also captured a deeply touching power. The scoop of fresh Oregon boysenberry ice cream in the film symbolises people’s resistance to and acceptance of change, resonating deeply with the film’s theme and carrying profound meaning.