Hour of the Pig

1993, 1080hd, aka The Advocate

Johnny's comments:

The Advocate (also known as The Hour Of The Pig) is an absolute wild card of a movie. Basically, it's a 1993 British movie set in France in the 1500s where a lawyer (Colin Firth) is sent to a country town and finds himself on a tough learning curve. Turns out that animals can be prosecuted and a big pig has been accused of killing a young boy, which is owned by a local Gypsy woman (Amina Annabi), who he falls for and decides to do his utmost to get the pig off. Amazing concept for a movie and everywhere seems to list the movie as a drama but it's a lot closer to a bawdy satire, a lot of scenes played for laughs as this is a ludicrous plot for a movie. I wouldn't say it's a great movie but it's a surprisingly fun movie, a lot different than I was expecting and definitely a weird one.

Of course, Harvey Weinstein got involved in the production and put his grubby little hands all over it. He made wild changes to the movie including inserting novels of information at the beginning and end of the movie because apparently Americans are incredible dumbarses like he is and need everything explained to them.

He also made cuts to the movie for the American release and I got the American cut, of course. As far as I can make out the only thing missing seems to be a brief moment at the end of the first Sophie Dix video where Sophie has her skirt lifted up to reveal her bottom. I think that's it (although I'm not sure), hopefully the movie as The Hour Of The Pig becomes available, I'm sure it's on DVD uncut somewhere.

Amina Annabi film clip (sample below)

Sophie Dix film clip (collages below)

Melissa Wilkes film clip (sample below)

Harriet Walter film clip (sample below)

Lysette Anthony film clip (sample below)