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After Gilbert and Sullivan's latest play is critically panned, the frustrated team threatens to disband until Gilbert's wife, Lucy 'Kitty' Gilbert, drags him along to a Japanese exhibition, exposure to the very different culture begins inspiration to embark on the production of 'The Mikado.'
After Gilbert and Sullivan's latest play is critically panned, the frustrated team threatens to disband until Gilbert's wife, Lucy 'Kitty' Gilbert, drags him along to a Japanese exhibition, exposure to the very different culture begins inspiration to embark on the production of 'The Mikado.'
Actors:
Kimi Shaw,
Adam Searle,
Akemi Otani,
Ron Cook,
Dexter Fletcher,
Katrin Cartlidge,
Tatiana Lavrentieva,
Kenneth Hadley,
Matt Bardock,
Matthew Mills,
Heather Craney,
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Kimi Shaw
Adam Searle
Akemi Otani
Ron Cook
1948, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Dexter Fletcher
31 January 1966, Enfield, London, England, UK
Katrin Cartlidge
15 May 1961, Westminster, London, England, UK
Tatiana Lavrentieva
December 13, 1956
Kenneth Hadley
Matt Bardock
1970
Matthew Mills
Heather Craney
1971, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Director:
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
20 February 1943, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Country:
United States, United Kingdom
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December 06, 2005
The real magic of this film is in the way most of the characters skillfully navigate their way around each other's sizable but fragile egos.
February 09, 2006
Leigh's cast are beyond compare, and the whole bighearted, splendidly droll celebration of the entertainer's lot surely stands among British cinema's one-of-a-kind treasures.
April 09, 2005
Leigh has handcrafted a big production and succeeds, mostly, in entertaining the viewer to the end -- especially for fans of Gilbert and Sullivan.
January 01, 2000
You're likely to be moved to tears.
July 14, 2007
There is not an unrealized or extraneous character in the film, and I can't remember a movie that so completely studies the intricacies of bringing a production to the stage.
April 06, 2011
Leigh's strict attention to detail and his uncommon method of involving his actors in the creative process of forming the script infuses life into material that could have easily become another stiff, British period production
June 17, 2008
[A] beautifully crafted and lively romp around the 1880s stage world.
June 18, 2002
The film is a delight and a surprise, all the more so since Leigh is associated with gritty working-class stories.
August 07, 2008
A great study on the struggle to create live theater, containing beautiful musical sequences and fantastic portrayals of the musical's creators.
Houston Chronicle
July 21, 2005
If you are a Gilbert and Sullivan buff, you will be in heaven. If you are not, the first thing you will need to know is that the film is nearly three hours long.
October 30, 2008
The sense of a work of art coming to life has rarely been more beautifully or excitingly portrayed. This is a film not to be missed.
March 22, 2002
Not your normal period piece, to be sure.