Topsy-Turvy
1999 · 160 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 13,817 VOTES · DIR. Mike Leigh
Overview
After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one of the duo's greatest successes.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,413 lines
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00:00:24 # So please you, sir, we much regret
00:07:44 ...but several numbers in 'Princess Ida' lack the freshness and spontaneity...
00:14:21 Mmm.
00:20:15 ...of a depraved imagination.
00:26:17 I do not appreciate being left upon the doorstep like a hawker.
00:33:18 # When shadows fall
00:41:22 ...who has kindly agreed to accompany us with a new composition of his own.
00:48:35 Beg your pardon, Miss Bond.
00:54:59 The very act of signing a joint contract dictates that we must be businesslike.
01:02:33 - Spinach water. - Oh, Willie!
01:13:10 "'This stern decree, you'll understand
01:19:20 This is a bally nightmare, damn it!
01:24:33 - # I'd take your share - # So I object
01:29:44 - Quite. - No more in the buff...
01:35:28 From the beginning, counting two bars, Mrs Russell.
01:40:54 # Three little maids who all unwary
01:46:26 Nanki-Poo hasn't started yet.
01:52:42 # Did in Japan exist
01:58:16 And if I may say so...
02:03:17 I suppose I shall toddle across the river to my mother's. She never sleeps.
02:09:14 I shall put on my kimono now, please, Emily.
02:16:16 # You can't assail
02:22:39 Oh...
02:30:07 # The moon and I
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,413
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line02:30:07
Production Record
DirectorMike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes13,817