Jewish Film Series Features Internationally Acclaimed Comedy
 New Haven, CT - The 1999 Jewish Film Series, cosponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven and the University of New Haven continues with the witty, award-winning film "Leon the Pig Farmer," Saturday, April 24 at 8 p.m. at the JCC located in Woodbridge.
Aficionados of Woody Allen and Monty Python will love this rollicking farce that follows the story of Leon, a carefree man whose life as a nice, Jewish bachelor comes to a screeching halt when he discovers that 30 years ago, there was a mix-up at the sperm bank, and his father is actually a decidedly non-Kosher pig farmer. Join Leon as he sets out to find his true self, forsaking his Jewish, big city upbringing for a trial run in the countryside with his biological father.
The Winner of the International Critics Prize and the 1992 Venice Film Festival, "Leon the Pig Farmer"’ was also voted Best Film in the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival.
Welcoming remarks on Saturday will be presented by David Sloane, Ph.D., UNH professor and humorist.
This is the fourth film in the six-part series that is the result of the new JCC-UNH partnership premiering a variety of eminent international films that focus on facets of the Jewish experience.
Tickets are $5 for JCC members; $6 for non-members and $3 for seniors and students.
Other films to be shown are A Night of Shorts featuring three short films by young, Jewish filmmakers on Saturday, May 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the JCC. The evening will also include opening remarks by Lewis J. Nescott, local independent filmmaker. The series will cap off with "Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and the American Dream," at Dodds Theatre on Sunday, May 23 at 7 p.m. Welcoming remarks for the 1998 Canadian film, based on Neal Gabler’s best-selling book, "An Empire of Their Own," will be given by Wes Davis, UNH lecturer in English and Film Studies.
For more information contact Ellen Eisenberg at (203) 389-2535.
The University of New Haven, a private, comprehensive, multi-campus university located in West Haven, has been an innovator providing quality educational opportunities with a special emphasis on programs addressing current and emerging needs of society. The university now offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in approximately 85 areas of study.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven, located at 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge, is a non-profit institution dedicated to promoting Jewish thought, learning, and values through cultural arts programs and classes. The state-of-the-art, fully-accessible fitness facilities help promote a goal of total wellness through health of body and mind. The JCC is a non-discriminatory center welcoming people of all faiths and serving a common meeting ground for all segments of the community.
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