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'''''Leon the Pig Farmer''''' is a 1992<ref>{{cite web | url = http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7bd81786 | title = ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' | publisher = [[British Film Institute]] | accessdate= 2013-11-21}}</ref> [[British]] comedy about a [[Jew]]ish [[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.
'''''Leon the Pig Farmer''''' is a 1992<ref name=bfi>{{cite web | url = http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7bd81786 | title = ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' | publisher = [[British Film Institute]] | accessdate= 2013-11-21}}</ref> [[British]] comedy about a [[Jew]]ish [[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.<ref name=bfi />


The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 [[Venice Film Festival]],{{cn}} while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,{{cn}} the Most Promising Newcomer at the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]],{{cn}} and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]].{{cn}}
The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 [[Venice Film Festival]],{{cn}} while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,{{cn}} the Most Promising Newcomer at the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]],{{cn}} and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]].{{cn}}

==Cast==
Source:<ref name=bfi /><ref name = timeout>{{cite news | url = http://www.timeout.com/london/film/leon-the-pig-farmer | title = ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' | work = [[Time Out London]] | date= 1992, date n.a. | accessdate = 2013-11-21}}</ref>
*[[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]]
*[[Gina Bellman]]
*[[Annette Crosbie]]
*[[Bernard Bresslaw]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:12, 22 November 2013

Leon the Pig Farmer
Directed byVadim Jean
Gary Sinyor
Written byMichael Normand
Gary Sinyor
Produced byVadim Jean
Gary Sinyor
CinematographyGordon Hickie
Edited byEwa J. Lind
Music byDavid Hughes
John Murphy
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1992[2] 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.[2]

The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival,[citation needed] while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,[citation needed] the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards,[citation needed] and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[citation needed]

Cast

Source:[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leon the Pig Farmer". Time Out London. 1992, date n.a. Retrieved 2013-11-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Leon the Pig Farmer". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2013.


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