A Private Function Sarah Lancashire as Joyce. 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
A Private Affair (2002 film) A Private Affair (2002 film) A Private Affair () is a 2002 French crime, mystery, thriller directed by Guillaume Nicloux. François Manéri is a private detective in charge of the whereabouts of a young missing woman : Rachel Siprien. Six months have passed since the disappearance. At the request of the mother of the latter, François took over the business. The multifaceted personality of the young woman draws a complex web between her best friend, Clarisse, her ex-boyfriend, her stepfather, neighbors and those who knew her from near and far. The movie premiered at the Festival du Film Policier de