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 »


Lucy Gilbert (Kitty):
I do apologize, sir, that neither I nor Schwenck was here to welcome you on your arrival last night.

Gilbert's Father:
I do not appreciate being left upon the doorstep like a hawker!

Gilbert:
If you'll only take the trouble to press the electric bell, Father, you'll be admitted at once. Is that not so, Pidgeon?

Pidgeon, Gilbert's Houseman:
Indeed it is, sir.

Gilbert's Father:
I have no intention of placing my life in danger, sir!

Gilbert:
How many doorstep deaths have we had thus far, Pidgeon?

Pidgeon, Gilbert's Houseman:
None to my certain knowledge, sir.

Gilbert's Father:
There you are, Father. The odds would appear to be in your favour.

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