Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1992[3] British comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire. It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, and starred Mark Frankel in the title role.[3]
| Leon the Pig Farmer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vadim Jean Gary Sinyor |
| Written by | Michael Normand Gary Sinyor |
| Produced by | Vadim Jean Gary Sinyor |
| Starring | Mark Frankel Janet Suzman Brian Glover Connie Booth |
| Cinematography | Gordon Hickie |
| Edited by | Ewa J. Lind |
| Music by | David Hughes John Murphy |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £642,768 (UK)[2] |
The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival,[4] while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,[5] the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[6]
Plot
editJewish estate agent Leon Geller, who lives in London, discovers his father is not actually local businessman Sidney Geller but Yorkshire Dales pig farmer Brian Chadwick.[7]
Cast
edit- Mark Frankel as Leon Geller
- Janet Suzman as Judith Geller
- Brian Glover as Brian Chadwick
- Connie Booth as Yvonne Chadwick
- David de Keyser as Sidney Geller
- Maryam D'Abo as Madeleine
- Gina Bellman as Lisa
- Vincent Riotta as Elliot Cohen
- Jean Anderson as Mrs. Samuels
- John Woodvine as Vitelli
- Annette Crosbie as Dr. Johnson
- Stephen Greif as Doctor
- Burt Kwouk as Art Collector
- Sean Pertwee as Keith Chadwick
- Bernard Bresslaw as Rabbi Hartmann
- John Phillips as Trevor
References
edit- ^ a b "Leon the Pig Farmer". Time Out London. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "UK films and co-productions". Screen International. 14 January 1994. p. 50.
- ^ a b c "Leon the Pig Farmer". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Allan, Yoram, ed. (2001). Contemporary British and Irish film directors : a wallflower critical guide. London: Wallflower. p. 314. ISBN 1-903364-21-3.
- ^ "How dare you, Ken!". The Independent. London. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (30 May 2009). "Director hands back award in protest at Loach". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Russon, Scott (14 October 2015). "Leon The Pig Farmer". Empire. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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