Topsy Turvy

Jacob talks about his Godard binge from August 2020 and his new respect for Godard as a director, and then we gush over Mike Leigh’s charming and criminally under-seen period drama: Topsy Turvy (1999).

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TOPSY TURVY (1999)

Set in the 1880s, the story of 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.

Dir. Mike Leigh - 2h 40m - R - UK

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The Red Shoes (1948)

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.

Dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger - 2h 15m - Not Rated - UK