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By sylvia March 03, 2011 12:47 PM
As a long time literary consultant to motion picture and tv producers I can attest to the fact that TOPSY TURVY , is as relevant today as it was in the time of Gilbert and Sullivan. Financial concerns, drug addiction and competition etc., are with us still.
TOPSY TURVY is a classic. Too bad it has not enjoyed a broader audience.
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By Alex March 03, 2011 12:52 PM
This is such an entertaining, funny, and joyous movie about the creation of art. Everyone is perfect, there is literally no false note, in either the music, acting, singing, or technicals. Love this film. Its so wonderful!
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By David Basskin March 17, 2011 04:12 PM
1. Very little of G&S can stand close scrutiny today. "Pirates of Penzance" and "HMS Pinafore" are still fun, but "Mikado" is almost unimaginably better than anything else they ever wrote. The case has never been made better than in "Topsy Turvy".
2. Leigh, Broadbent and the whole cast render the humanity of the cahracters, flaws as well as strengths, so well that it's impossible to imagine how it could have been done better. Utterly beliveable and compelling.
3. It's the greatest love letter to theatre and the creative process ever put on film.
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By Judd Parkin April 12, 2011 05:53 PM
1. Best film depiction of the creative process EVER.
2. Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall, Shirley Henderson, KevinMcKidd, Martin Savage, et al-- a peerless cast.
3. Mike Leigh, Mike Leigh, Mike Leigh
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By Laird Wilcox April 12, 2011 08:10 PM
I thought both Gilbert & Sullivan films were wonderful, and I particularly enjoyed the commentary tract and other extras. The casting for Topsy Turvy was wonderful, of course, the the Criterion rendering of the film was flawless.
My great-grandmother and great uncle both performed in Gilbert and Sullivan productions in 1889 (HMS Pinafore and The Mikado) and I've studied G&S operas for many years. Criterion's contributions to this rich heritage are very worthwhile. Thank you for offering them.
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By Richard Dodge April 13, 2011 03:12 AM
Topsy Turvy is a film about 'process': the writing process, the rehearsal process,
and the performance process. Theater is enormously collaborative. This film,
in addition to being hugly entertaining, is a textbook of process. You SEE how it happens. How silly it sometimes is, AND the result when all the pieces finally fit.
If you ever hope to do theater...or have ever done theater in any form...this film is a reminder of ALL the good and ALL the bad things that can happen. It is totally a
joy. (Between fall 1979 and spring 1991....I did 22 Gilbert and Sullivan shows
with the Stanford Savoyards. This film is like a valentine to every one of them!)
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By Roy Liberman April 16, 2011 12:09 PM
"Topsy Turvy" is simply one of the best films of the last 20 years. That it got little or no attention at the Oscars in 2000, is a true commentary on the criteria and quality of those awards. The performances by Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall, Shirley Henderson, and Lesley Manville, among others, tower over the competition. That Mike Leigh wasn't among the nominees for Best Director is a crime. Thankfully, it was recognized by the New York Film Critics Circle as the Best Film of 1999.
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By Joan Binnie June 21, 2011 11:31 PM
I will soon own a DVD of this beautiful,entertaining film. I just bought a computer and hopped on the internet. After obligatory viewings of cute kitties and sneezing baby elephants the first day, I got down to serious business and tracked down "Topsy Turvy". Now my life is complete. Thank you Criterion Collection!
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By Val Vadeboncoeur February 11, 2012 10:33 PM
1. This film is a time capsule back to Victorian London.
2. This film is a tribute to the theatrical collaborative creative process.
3. Gilbert and Sullivan.
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