Mike Leigh on the Making of Topsy Turvy and Its Commercial Success
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2023
- Q&A from Human Conditions: The Films of Mike Leigh with Mike Leigh after a screening of Topsy Turvy, moderated by former New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini.
Although best known for his kitchen-sink portraits of the British middle and working classes, Leigh delivered arguably his greatest turn with this lavish, one-of-a-kind backstage musical about the creation of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s 1885 opera The Mikado. Despite the atypical story and setting, however, Leigh once again devised the film through his patented improvisational method, working intensively with the actors (including the brilliant Jim Broadbent as Gilbert, Allan Corduner as Sullivan, and Timothy Spall as G&S muse Richard Temple) over a six-month rehearsal process to develop their characters, the narrative, and an understanding of the period. The result is an uncannily perceptive and acutely personal film about the hard work of artistic creation, capped by a glorious staging of The Mikado itself featuring Oscar-winning costumes and makeup. An NYFF37 selection. 2K Restoration. A Janus Films release.
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Topsy Turvey is brilliant. It was one my favorite of his and I always felt he deserved an Oscar nomination for Best Director. One of the great films about the theatre and probably the best film about Gilbert and Sullivan and their art. Mike Leigh is a great filmmaker and to watch his process through the lens of this film is wonderful, especially with the restrictions and discipline of a period piece, compared to something like Secrets and Life Is Sweet.
magnificent film. realism and great acting of the first order. Viewed multiple times and it keeps revealing more
Everything about this movie was 1st class❤
Thank you for posting this (even if it seems a bit edited-I remember Leigh talking about the Titanic musical?). One of the best Q&As I’ve been to.
He talks about it briefly at around 31:30
20:44 LOL