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Tipping the Velvet | Year: 2002 Classification: Drama Directed: - Geoffrey Sax Tipping The Velvet-Most excellent video. After reading the Sarah Waters novel, I was keen on seeing the video production made by The BBC for TV in England. I was unsure of how much censoring would be done. I purchased the video from England, and after changing the region setting on my computer DVD player to region 2, I was treated to one of the classiest mini-series I have ever seen. Much humor, no censoring of the material, and a classy production reminiscent of Moulin Rouge of last year. Sensitive treatment of an otherwise neglected subject. Very classy show tunes and Vaudeville-like stage productions make for absolutely the best lesbian-themed video ever. Kudos to BBC for having the gumption to make this into video. Hats off to Rachael Sterling, Keeley Hawes, and also to Andrew Davies for a wonderful screen adaptation, faithful to the novel. They simply have to release this to the US market!!!<BR>JP BBC production of a great book is much better than expected! Of course the book is always better than the movie. But you already knew that. I rented Tipping the Velvet on a whim, after reading the book, though I thought at the time that the movie may be disappointing and low budget. However I was pleasantly surprised about the quality of production.<BR>The movie starts on the shores of Kent in a oyster parlour where a young girl is on the verge of coming of age and sexual exploration. The catalyst for this is Kitty Butler, a music hall performer in drag who iniates a series of awakings for Nan. They develop a close friendship and evetually Nan moves to London with Kitty to be her dresser. This begins a labile romp in Victorian England. <BR>The screenwriter stuck pretty faithfully to the book, in fact I noticed some omissions but no creative liberities until the very end and I am assuming it was for dramatic impact.<BR>There were some cheesy special camera effects that ditracted from the movie, but they were minimal. I am heterosexual, but I felt little chemistry (especially Diana) in a few of the frank love scenes, but that could be my personal taste as well. <BR>Other than that, it was a highly enjoyable movie. Highly Recommended I read both 'Tipping the Velvet' and 'Fingersmith' and absolutely fell in love with the rich and detailed stories the author spins. The books contain so much that I was a little unsure whether a movie would ever be able to match up to Sarah Waters' wonderful writing. Much to my surprise, the acting, costumes, and story were as carefully and beautifully done as the books themselves. It's obvious that the screenwriter(s) and director took pains to maintain the integrity of the story, with the same amount of grace and delicacy Waters uses in her book. I recommend the book first and foremost, but once you finish it, you will definitely want to get this DVD! Buy Tipping The Velvet at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Tipping The Velvet Search with the Priority Search Engine on Tipping The Velvet This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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