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Uniform Title Topsy-turvy (Motion picture)
Title Topsy-turvy / Universal ; Focus Features ; Thin Man Films, the Greenlight Fund, Newmarket Capital Group present a Simon Channing-Williams production ; a film by Mike Leigh ; produced by Simon Channing-Williams ; written & directed by Mike Leigh.

Imprint Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  DVD TOPSY DISC 1-2    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual  DVD TOPSY DISC 1-2    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult DVD  DVD TOPSY-TURVY    Check Shelf
Edition DVD ed. ; director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Description 2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Series Criterion collection ; 558
Criterion collection ; 558.
System Details DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Cast Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Wendy Nottingham, Kevin McKidd, Shirley Henderson, Dorothy Atkinson, Martin Savage, Eleanor David, Sam Kelly, Andy Serkis, Charles Simon, Vincent Franklin, Cathy Sara, Nicholas Woodeson, Jonathan Aris, Stefan Bednarczyk, Mark Benton, Eve Pearce, Lavinia Bertram, Theresa Watson, Kenneth Hadley, Dexter Fletcher, Kate Doherty, Michael Simkins, Louise Gold, Sukie Smith, Mia Soteriou, Togo Igawa, Naoko Mori, Akemi Otani, Kanako Morishita, Eiji Kusuhara, Alison Steadman.
Credits Cinematography, Dick Pope ; editor, Robin Sales ; music, Carl Davis ; songs, Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert ; musical director, Gary Yershon ; sound recordist, Tim Fraser ; production designer, Eve Stewart ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming ; choreographer, Francesca Jaynes ; research, Rosie Chambers.
Note Originally produced in 1999.
Summary Brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life as a dramatization of the staging of the duo's legendary 1885 comic opera, The Mikado. The world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production becomes an epic about the harsh realities of creative expression.
Contents Disc 1. The film -- Disc 2. The supplements.
Note Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Mike Leigh recorded in 1999. Disc 2. "Mike Leigh and Gary Yershon" conversation between Leigh and musical director Gary Yershon; "A sense of history" short film written by Jim Broadbent and directed by Mike Leigh (22 min., 1992); "Featurette" interviews with Mike Leigh, Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner and other cast members (1999); Deleted scenes; Trailer and TV spots. Booklet. "Great performances" essay by Amy Taubin.
Awards Academy Awards, 2000: Best costume design; Best make-up.
Subject Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 -- Drama.
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 -- Drama.
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Mikado -- Drama.
Topsy-turvy (Motion picture)
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. (OCoLC)fst00053463
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. (OCoLC)fst01734847
Mikado (Sullivan, Arthur) (OCoLC)fst01734620
Topsy-turvy (Motion picture) (OCoLC)fst01794563
Musical theater -- England -- Drama.
Composers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama.
Librettists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama.
Composers. (OCoLC)fst00871620
Librettists. (OCoLC)fst00998023
Musical theater. (OCoLC)fst01030807
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Genre/Form Foreign films -- Great Britain.
Biographical films. (OCoLC)fst01710277
Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Comedy films.
Musical films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Musical films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films -- Great Britain.
Added Author Leigh, Mike, 1943- Screenwriter. Director.
Channing-Williams, Simon. Producer.
Pope, Dick, B.S.C. Cinematographer.
Sales, Robin. Film editor.
Davis, Carl, 1936- Composer.
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Composer.
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. Lyricist.
Yershon, Gary. Musical director.
Fraser, Tim. Sound designer.
Stewart, Eve, 1961- Designer.
Hemming, Lindy. Costume designer.
Jaynes, Francesca. Choreographer.
Broadbent, Jim. Actor.
Corduner, Allan. Actor.
Spall, Timothy, 1957- Actor.
Manville, Lesley. Actor.
Cook, Ron, 1948- Actor.
Nottingham, Wendy. Actor.
McKidd, Kevin. Actor.
Henderson, Shirley, 1965- Actor.
Atkinson, Dorothy (Actress) Actor.
Savage, Martin (Actor)
David, Eleanor, 1956- Actor.
Kelly, Sam, 1943-2014. Actor.
Serkis, Andy. Actor.
Simon, Charles, 1909-2002. Actor.
Franklin, Vincent. Actor.
Sara, Cathy. Actor.
Woodeson, Nicholas. Actor.
Aris, Jonathan, 1971- Actor.
Bednarczyk, Stefan. Actor.
Benton, Mark, 1965- Actor.
Pearce, Eve. Actor.
Bertram, Lavinia. Actor.
Watson, Theresa (Actress) Actor.
Hadley, Kenneth. Actor.
Fletcher, Dexter, 1966- Actor.
Doherty, Kate (Actress) Actor.
Simkins, Michael, 1956- Actor.
Gold, Louise, 1956- Actor.
Smith, Sukie. Actor.
Igawa, Togo, 1946- Actor.
Mori, Naoko, 1975- Actor.
Steadman, Alison, 1946- Actor.
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Focus Features.
Thin Man Films (Firm)
Greenlight Fund (Firm)
Newmarket Capital Group LP.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
ISBN 9781604653977
1604653973
9786314043742
6314043743
Standard No. 715515069014
Music No. CC1990D Criterion Collection
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