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Topsy-Turvy

1999

Mike Leigh

Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville ...

6.4

337

Drama. Musical Director Mike Leigh's high-minded telling of the story of legendary musical team Gilbert & Sullivan is one of the director’s most thorough, highly ambitious efforts. Concentrating mainly on the tumultuous period just before the conception and production of the pair's THE MIKADO (first staged in 1885), Leigh’s film rings true with an authenticity that transports the audience back to Victorian England with remarkable ease. Leigh, who ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Deborah Young Variety	"This beautifully crafted and lively romp around the 1880s stage world should enjoy its longest life as a vid classic."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A gloriously entertaining period piece (...) It is one of the year's best films (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"There is a charm to [its] rough edges and a heart and authenticity to the picture as a whole. Its tumultuous backstage world spills out of the wings and enriches the world at large."	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Rightly showered with awards, this is fabulous study of the characters that inhabit the theatrical world (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'There's something inherently disappointing about success,' [Gilbert] insists. Leigh's 'Topsy-Turvy' is delightful proof to the contrary."	POS
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"Leigh's cast are beyond compare, and the whole bighearted, splendidly droll celebration of the entertainer's lot surely stands among British cinema's one-of-a-kind treasures."	POS

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