Topsy-Turvy

     

Topsy-Turvy1999

Stars: Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith, Roger Heathcott
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 154 minutes

At first glance, a musical period comedy-drama about Gilbert and Sullivan seems an odd fit for British filmmaker Mike Leigh, who made his name with searing, intense contemporary dramas such as Secrets and Lies and Career Girls. What could the Victor… more »


Jessie Bond:
Is one to presume one is to be prevented from wearing one's corset, Madame Leon?

Madame Leon:
Miss Bond, none of the ladies shall be wearing corsets during the performance.

Jessie Bond:
That's simply preposterous!

Madame Leon:
Our aim is to emulate the Japanese ladies, and Japanese ladies are as thin as thread paper, inasmuch a Roman column as opposed to a Grecian urn.

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