Directed by:
Malcolm MowbrayCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
John Du PrezCast:
Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Paterson, Alison Steadman, Jim Carter, Reece Dinsdale (more)Plots(1)
During a time of extreme food rationing in England following World War II, one town's upper class bends the rules by illegally fattening a prize pig for a feast to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding. When a timid foot doctor (Michael Palin) and his bossy wife (Maggie Smith) get wind of the plan, they seize the chance to climb the social ladder by kidnapping the pig who has a few unpleasant surprises of its own in store. (official distributor synopsis)
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It reminds me of The Missionary that I watched last week. Great ideas, plenty of irony, plus the typical British dry atmosphere that is at times brutally boring and does not force me to finish watching the whole film at all. I had to fight off that feeling pretty quickly, because it was also what made some scenes were really worth it.
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