Topsy-Turvy (eng)
Leigh's high-minded telling of the Gilbert & Sullivan story is a thorough, highly ambitious effort. Concentrating mainly on the conception and production of the pair's "The Mikado" (1885), Leigh has researched this period in English history exhaustively, from the language to the costumes to the production numbers. Both Broadbent (as the negative-minded Gilbert) and Corduner (as the "genius" Sullivan) deliver impassioned, entirely believable performances, as do the supporting players (Spall, McKidd, Manville). About as different as any of Leigh's previous brutally realistic, modern day examinations ("Naked, Secrets and Lies"), his obvious affection for the work of Gilbert & Sullivan shines through in every frame
Starring: Jim Broadbent , Allan Corduner , Lesley Manville , Eleanor David , Ron Cook.