A Private Function A Private Function A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley, Ben Rhydding, and Barnoldswick, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. In a small Northern English town in 1947 the citizens endure continuing food rationing. Some local businessmen want to hold a party to celebrate the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip and illegally decide to raise a pig for that occasion. However, the pig gets stolen by
38th British Academy Film Awards 38th British Academy Film Awards The 38th British Film Awards, which honoured the best films of 1984, were presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 5 March 1985. The evening's big winner was the British-made "The Killing Fields", which had 13 nominations and won eight of them. "The Killing Fields" Haing S. Ngor in "The Killing Fields" Maggie Smith in "A Private Function" Denholm Elliott in "A Private Function" Liz Smith in "A Private Function" Wim Wenders for "Paris, Texas" "Broadway Danny Rose" - Woody Allen "The Killing Fields"