Tipping the Velvet
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Movie Reviews of Tipping the Velvet
Movie Review: missing miss king
Summary: 5 Stars
This film entranced me. As soon as I finished it, I started it over to watch it again. It is smart, sassy, trashy & classy. Rachael Stirling is luscious in women's clothes but in men's clothes she just plain bowled me over ( I find nothing sexier than beautiful feminine faced women in men's clothes, ,however). This movie contains the right mix of playfulness & viciousness, boldness & innocence, happiness and brooding, tension & release the musical numbers were fun and the sex scenes although short, were creative and as good as most lesbian themed movies. Many period pieces tend to be dark and cold but this was a warm movie with heart that shows, even when bad things happen. I clapped alone in my living room at the end and missed Nancy Astley/King as soon as I turned this movie off. Bravo Bellas. Long live the lesbian character in movies we need to see more of ourselves. If you are a girl who likes girls SEE THIS FILM, if not, you might enjoy it anyway.Movie Review: tastefully scrumptious
Summary: 5 Stars
bbc gets a gold star for airing this. 10 gold stars actually.
what a succulent romp through victorianna!
tipping the velvet is visually rich in hue, costume and setting, only to complement the plush plot, script and convincing acting. {a sensual tour-de-force!}. it has what many great classic stories have- love, betrayal, hope, shattered dreams, loss, struggles, [and hot sex sceens,] along with growth within the characters. you instantly fall in love with the main character, nan. she's a creative fighter, and lovely to look at. you see her rise from seaside working class to selling herself to endearing friend and lover all in this fantastic series. i only wish it was a longer run. i could watch this for hours. rent it, buy it, just don't be surprised at how fantastic and entertaining it is!
why don't we have good [free] programing like this in the usa???
Movie Review: Tipping The Velvet - Five Stars!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a lesbian film genre fan and historian of sorts, I can say that out of all the films I've seen (nearly all), Tipping The Velvet has something for everybody, and is among the best of it's kind. The actors are amazing, beautiful, and talented, the BBC put in a tremendous amount of effort on this because it's an absolutely fabulous film visually, everything from the colors to the set and costume designs (if you care about those sorts of things), the story is incredibly tight and well written with all sorts of turns you never predict (good script = hard find), and this film brings you laughter and tears and everything in between. I was introduced to it by a friend who bought it for me, insisting that I MUST see this, and since then I have shared it with about 10 other people, all of whom loved it and they are all a pretty diverse crew, so that says a lot. This is a MUST SEE, check it out :)Movie Review: Wonderful adaptation of Victorian Drama
Summary: 5 Stars
A wonderful, engaging adaptation of the book by Sarah Waters. Rachael Stirling was amazing as Nancy and something about her struck me as familiar (her unusual vocal quality, her bearing?). After some Web research--she is the daughter of Diana Rigg! Filmed as a three-part story, and made with a very British sense of humor, the film follows Nancy's journey from young woman to adult. A good bit of Victorian music hall performance technique is revealed and the original songs are quite good. Supporting players all give excellent performances. I loved the sequence where Nancy is learning the new routine in Part 1. The overlapping editing was nicely done. Actually the only negative about this DVD for me is the fact that it was filmed in 3 parts, rather than as a continuous story. I can see where this film would not appeal to everyone. However, it is certainly well made.Movie Review: Tipping the Velvet
Summary: 5 Stars
I can hardly find words to express just what a terrific movie, or
mini-series, so filled with the realism of the era, and of how it
was so well written, I believe that Andrew Davis himself, said that there was little work that he needed to do to trasnform Sarah Waters Novel to the finished film. The music, was charming,
which was what he himself came up with.
I wish that there had been a little more sex. But, the lack of on
screen love-making, sometimes what we don't see makes it all the more erotic. But, don't misunderstand. There are pleanty of very
tender, and sensuous scenes..This one is definately a keeper.
Well done, Sarah. And, Andrew. By the way, the book is just as
wonderful. I hope you find my critique useful.
CLS.