November 5, 1993

LEON THE PIG FARMER

After discovering that he started life as a test-tube baby, a young Londoner learns that his biological father is not the Jewish manufacturer he grew up with, but a rough-and-ready animal breeder who’s all too eager to instruct his new-found son in the mysteries of pig farming.

Directed by newcomers Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, this British comedy has an offbeat sense of humor and a commendable skepticism about stereotypes of class and religion; but it isn’t clever or consistent enough to be called a success. (Not rated)