Leon the Pig Farmer
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Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1992[1] 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.[1]
The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival,[2] while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,[3] 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.[4]
Plot
Jewish 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.[5]
Cast
- 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
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- 1992 comedy films
- 1992 films
- British comedy films
- Films directed by Vadim Jean
- Films scored by John Murphy (composer)
- Films about Jews and Judaism
- Films set in Yorkshire
- Films directed by Gary Sinyor
- 1992 directorial debut films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s British films