Topsy-Turvy
Film1999160 min

Topsy-Turvy

Taste attributes: comedydramahistorymusicmusic/dancebiographyhistoricalmusicalfresh & originalwholesomelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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"Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More"

Boxlist takeExpect a fresh, glossy comedy-drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 104 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Style & visuals: Glossy, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one of the duo's greatest successes.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Mike Leigh

Cast

  • Allan Corduner
  • Jim Broadbent
  • Timothy Spall
  • Dexter Fletcher
  • Shirley Henderson

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1999
Runtime
160 min
Status
Released
Studio
Newmarket Capital Group
Taste scores
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