Leon the Pig Farmer (1992)
Directed by Gary Sinyor / Vadim Jean
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners, Satire |
Release Date - Sep 10, 1993 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Judd Blaise
A Jewish Londoner embarks on a journey to find himself after learning some shocking news about his past in this eccentric British comedy. As the film begins, Leon (Mark Frankel) is already in a time of transition, having quit his job for moral reasons and assumed a position in his mother's catering firm. His life is thrown into even more disarray when a bizarre coincidence reveals the truth behind his birth: not only was his birth the result of artificial insemination, but a lab mix-up means that his real, biological father is a complete stranger. The confused Leon sets out to find his "real" dad, and unexpectedly discovers that he is descended from a family of Yorkshire pig farmers. Co-directors Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor move their story in fits and starts, allowing room for countless digressions, from a torrid affair with a outrageous artist (Maryam d'Abo) to the accidental breeding of a rather unique pig. While the film proves uneven, fans of the quirkier varieties of British comedy should find Leon the Pig Farmer's off-beat tone and taste for surrealistic details suitably entertaining.
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artificial-insemination, culture-clash, farmer, fish-out-of-water, heritage, identity-crisis, Jewish, pig, self-discovery, mother, caterer