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Jan 21, 2000 · Mike Leigh's "Topsy-Turvy" is the work of a man helplessly in love with the theater. In a gloriously entertaining period piece, he tells the story of the genesis, preparation and presentation of a comic opera--Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado"--celebrating all the dreaming and hard work, personality conflict and team spirit, inspiration and ...
Jan 14, 2000 · Dressed to the nines in exquisite production value and buoyed by Mike Leigh's sardonic wit, Topsy-Turvy is rich entertainment that is as brainy as it is handsome. Read Critics Reviews
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A love letter to the duo, with Jim Broadbent in fine form as the priggish workaholic Gilbert and Allan Corduner a droll counterpoint as the easygoing and hedonistic Sullivan. Full Review | Sep 20...
Dec 17, 1999 · A monument to process -- to the minutiae of making art -- Topsy-Turvy leaves you upside down and breathless. Read More By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
Gilbert and Sullivan operettas have become standards of Middle England, personifying a lightness of touch that takes the heavy out of duty when it comes to culture. Topsy-Turvy concentrates on the years between Princess Ida and The Mikado.
Topsy-Turvy is a 1999 British musical period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Jim Broadbent as W. S. Gilbert and Allan Corduner as Sir Arthur Sullivan, along with Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville and Ron Cook.
Though the differences between these two strong personalities are deftly captured, "Topsy-Turvy" (which takes its title from Sullivan's dismissive view of Gilbert's tidy plot contrivances) is much...
Feb 11, 2000 · Topsy-Turvy: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith, Roger Heathcott. Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
Come for the Oscar-winning costumes and makeup, stay for the wonderfully old-timey musical numbers, the brilliantly grounded performance from Jim Broadbent, and the sense of satisfaction of just watching everything finally come together to thunderous applause.
Sep 7, 1999 · A surprising project for Brit helmer Leigh, a master of intimate British drama whose “Secrets & Lies” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1996, “Topsy-Turvy” exudes affection for and ...
