It was really just pure chance that brought this movie to the front of my DVD rental service, especially when I am going to see 'The Mikado' in a couple of months time and had no idea beforehand of the storyline. This is a delightful little film about the making, production and rehearsals that went into Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece. Jim Broadbent is excellent and actually Timothy Spall is very dry and sarcastic with a touch of campness that really goes with his character. We hear many of the popular songs, see all the gorgeous costumes, and enjoy all the humour that goes along with the play in what was probably a very painstaking process (director Mike Leigh spent hundreds of hours on research trying to find exact replicas of clothes, decor, make-up, places etc and it really paid off). It's lovely to be able to watch it this way. Lovely night in.
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