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Topsy-Turvy

1999, Movie, 2h 40min

The world of Gilbert and Sullivan comes to vivid life in director Mike Leigh’s extraordinary dramatization of the staging of the duo’s legendary 1885 comic opera THE MIKADO. Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner brilliantly inhabit the roles of the world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, who, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production. A lushly produced epic about the harsh realities of creative expression, featuring bravura performances and Oscar-winning costume design and makeup, TOPSY-TURVY is an unexpected period delight from one of contemporary cinema’s great artists.

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Reviews

Critic Angie Errigo

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Leigh's observations of people's contradictions, tics, desires, pettiness and pain have never been sketched with more delicacy, drollery or deeply felt insight.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Marc Savlov

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...what a story it is. Full of dry, wry wit buoyed by the rich, perfectly amazing performances of Broadbent and Corduner (as well as a lengthy host of others), and wrapped in a wealth of period costumes and sets...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle