Topsy-turvy [videorecording] / 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.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
DVD ed. ; director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Wendy Nottingham, Kevin McKidd, Shirley Henderson, Dorothy Atkinson, Martin Savage, Eleanor David, Alison Steadman. Originally produced in 1999. Special features: [disc 1] audio commentary by Mike Leigh; theatrical trailer and TV spots [disc 2] conversation between Leigh and musical director Gary Yershon; Leigh's short film A sense of history (1992); deleted scenes; featurette (1999). Essay by Amy Taubin in booklet.
Contents:
Disc 1. The film -- Disc 2. The supplements.
Summary:
Dramatization about the creation of The Mikado, exploring the tensions produced by the differences of temperment and style between Gilbert and Sullivan.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.