20-05-2011, 06:39 PM
I wonder if anyone on the forum has seen that wonderful film, starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith - 'A Private Function'? Set in 1947, at the height of food rationing, it concerns the breeding of an illegal pig for 'a private function' in a small northern town. Having lived through that era, so much of the film was evocative of my childhood years - 'under the counter' extra meat sold on the sly to favoured customers, the 'black market' etc. The video can be bought, and you can see a 15 minute clip of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9iQVsKIm5w
Pure magic.
David
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9iQVsKIm5w
Pure magic.
David







