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Topsy-Turvy

1999

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Mike Leigh

1999·R·United KingdomUnited Kingdom, United StatesUnited States
Award tierSilver
Metascore
BiographyComedyDramaHistoryMusicalIndie

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

Cast

Allan Corduner·Sukie Smith·Dexter Fletcher·Jim Broadbent

Producers

Simon Channing Williams·Georgina Lowe

Languages

United KingdomEnglishFranceFrenchGermanyGermanItalyItalianJapanJapanese

Major Awards

4 wins · 4 nominations

Wins (4)

Best Picture

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2000)

Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1999)

Best Film

Best Director

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1999)

Best Director

Mike Leigh

Best Actor

Venice Film Festival (1999)

Best Actor

Jim Broadbent

Nominations (4)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (1999)

Golden Lion

Mike Leigh

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2001)

British Film of the Year

Best Director

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2001)

British Director of the Year

Mike Leigh

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2000)

Best Screenplay - Original

Mike Leigh