Topsy-Turvy
DramaMusicComedyHistory
6.6/10
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|160 min
Release Date: 1999-12-15
Overview - For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Production Companies
Thin Man FilmsThe Greenlight FundNewmarket Capital GroupSimon Channing-Williams Productions
User Reviews
Peter McGinn
7/10
I particularly like most of Mike Leigh’s movies, so it is surprising that I took so long to get around to watching Topsy Turvy. A few of his films are on my list of favorite films out there, but sadly this effort did not threaten to crack that list. Not that I didn’t enjoy it overall. It was entertaining and fun, though it hovered on minor scenes sometimes on its way to lasting two hours and forty...
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