A Private Function

A Private Function

Infobox Film
name = A Private Function


caption = A Private Function DVD Cover
director = Malcolm Mowbray
producer = George Harrison Denis O'Brien
Mark Shivas
writer = Alan Bennett Malcolm Mowbray
starring = Michael Palin Maggie Smith
music = John Du Prez
cinematography = Tony Pierce-Roberts
editing = Barrie Vince
distributor = Handmade Films Ltd.
released = November 1984
runtime = 94 min.
country = United Kingdom
awards = BAFTA Film Awards Best actress Best supporting actor Best supporting actress
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:39303~T0
imdb_id = 0089838

"A Private Function" is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley and Ben Rydding, West Yorkshire.

Plot

The film centers around a small Northern English town in 1947 when there was still food rationing in the United Kingdom. Some local businessmen want to hold a party to celebrate the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip and decide to illegally raise a pig for that occasion. However the pig gets stolen by Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin) who was encouraged to do so by his wife Joyce (Maggie Smith). Meanwhile a food inspector is determined to stop activities circumventing the food rationing.

Main cast and crew

Cast

*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

Crew

*Malcolm Mowbray - Director / Writer (story)
*Alan Bennett - Writer (story) (screenplay)
*Mark Shivas - Producer

Awards

The film won three BAFTA Film Awards: best actress for Maggie Smith, best supporting actress for Liz Smith and best supporting actor for Denholm Elliott. It was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Alan Bennett) and Best Film.

References

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