「秘密と嘘」でパルム・ドールを受賞しているマイク・リー監督のミュージカルコメディ。メイクアップと衣裳デザインでアカデミー賞をダブル受賞。日本劇場未公開。
製作費: $10,500,000 (16億円)
興行収入: $7,804,439 (12億円)
推定収支: $-2,695,561 (-4億円)
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監督: Mike Leigh
脚本: Mike Leigh / William S. Gilbert
音楽: Carl Davis
撮影監督: Dick Pope
制作会社: Thin Man Films / The Greenlight Fund / Newmarket Capital Group
I particularly like most of Mike Leigh’s movies, so it is surprising that I took so long to get around to watching Topsy Turvy. A few of his films are on my list of favorite films out there, but sadly this effort did not threaten to crack that list. Not that I didn’t enjoy it overall. It was entertaining and fun, though it hovered on minor scenes sometimes on its way to lasting two hours and forty minutes. And it was interesting to see how the Gilbert and Sullivan characters worked together, assuming it is somewhat accurate portrayal of the actual historical duo. Finally, it features four of my favorite British actors: Lesley Manville, Timothy Spall (who disappears into the role of the Mikado), Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent. One element that kept me from enjoying the movie even more was the tendency for the characters to mutter to each other when conversing. I turned up the volume at those times, which not only failed to solve the problem completely, but then when the scene changed into one of the great choruses from the Mikado, it blasted me out of my seat. Then I’d turn it down, wait and repeat. So I cautiously recommend watching Topsy Turvy, especially if you like understated British movies, or for that matter, The Mikado.
