A Private Function (1984)

A Private Function (1984) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Malcolm Mowbray

Written By:
Alan Bennett
Malcolm Mowbray

Actors:
Michael Palin ..... Gilbert Chilvers
Maggie Smith ..... Joyce Chilvers
Denholm Elliott ..... Dr. Charles Swaby
Richard Griffiths ..... Henry Allardyce the Accountant
Tony Haygarth ..... Leonard Sutcliff the Farmer
John Normington ..... Frank Lockwood the Solicitor
Bill Paterson ..... Morris Wormold the Meat Inspector
Liz Smith ..... Joyce's Mother
Alison Steadman ..... Mrs. Allardyce
Jim Carter ..... Inspector Noble
Pete Postlethwaite ..... Douglas J. Nuttol the Butcher
Eileen O'Brien ..... Mrs. Sutcliff
Rachel Davies ..... Mrs. Forbes, Wormold's Landlady
Reece Dinsdale ..... P.C. Penny
Philip Whileman ..... Preston Sutcliff (as Philip Wileman)

Synopsis:

A British couple's attempts to circumvent local food-rationing regulations trigger a chaotic series of events in this satirical comedy set in post-World War II England. The couple's scheme centers on a massive hog which has been illegally raised by a local farmer. Seeing a chance to capitalize on pork's scarcity, the ambitious Joyce Chilvers (Maggie Smith) convinces her mild-mannered husband (Michael Palin) to steal the pig. Unfortunately for the Chilverses, a vigilant food inspector is on duty and determined to stop all such illegal activity. The couple's efforts to hide the pig provide much material for frantic and sometimes grotesque farce. Playwright Alan Bennett's acerbic targets the British class system and the wife's social ambitions.

Comedy. A chiropodist and his ambitious wife are eager to gain acceptance among the establishment of a small town in Yorkshire just after WWII.

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