If you loved Life Is Sweet, try Topsy-Turvy
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Mike Leigh, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Life Is Sweet, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Topsy-Turvy is
It figures a heat wave would dampen theater enthusiasm. Gilbert and Sullivan's latest work receives lukewarm press in 1884. The duo's subsequent creative spark surprisingly yields a hit.

