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Topsy-Turvy
film by Leigh [1999]
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discussed in biography
- In Mike Leigh
…roommates, Leigh wrote and directed Topsy-Turvy (1999). In a departure from his work to that point, which typically followed wholly fictional characters in present-day contexts, the film centres on the famous 19th-century partnership of light-opera librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan; it earned him another Oscar screenplay nomination.
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history of film
- In history of film: Great Britain
(1993), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), Vera Drake (2004), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Another Year (2010), Mr, Turner (2014), and Peterloo (2018). Loach directed Riff-Raff (1991), Raining Stones (1993),
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role of Broadbent
- In Jim Broadbent
Gilbert in Topsy-Turvy (1999), a film depicting the nuanced relationship of playwright Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan.
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