Tipping the Velvet

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???

The acting was superb and the time period was beautifully done. Nan was a good persevering and luckily woman. Just shows you should never give up. Highly recommend this movie!

I had heard of Tipping the Velvet years ago and finally decided to bite the bullet and buy the closest thing to an erotic film I will ever own. I assumed the entire miniseries would be devoted to the stage life of these two girls, with a few classy lesbian love scenes here and there to shock the Masterpiece Theater crowd and please those with dirty minds. I am glad to say I was entirely wrong and the ultimate miniseries was a truly beautiful study of a girl growing up, learning life's hard lessons and struggling with a sexuality not shared by the mainstream of her era. I won't spoil much, but the journey of Nan is one shared by many girls, gay and straight alike. She is determined and naive when we begin, and we follow her emotional (and sexual) development through a series of relationships, from her first love Kitty, to her friends (or those who she thinks are her friends), and ultimately to a level of emotional and life stability that she had to learn the hard way. Regarding the sex displayed (as I say this is not your average Masterpiece Theater drama set in the 19th century), it ranges from tenderly erotic to brutally masochistic. Nan's relationship with the Anna Chancellor character turns gruesomely kinky, a study in how bizarrely cruel people can be when it comes to sexual desires and what the rich can do to those who are poor and desperate for security. But while there are parts of this miniseries that are harsh and highly erotic, the overall work is a masterpiece. With Andrew Davis writing the script and the likes of Rachel Stirling and Keeley Hawes in the leads, this is a true masterpiece, triumphing as a study in homosexuality, gaining emotional maturity, and finding peace in your life.

I just finished watching "Tipping the Velvet," and I am STUNNED by how magnificent it was! I cannot believe that I waited so long to see it. The only thing I regret about seeing it for the first time tonight, though, is that I'll never get to see it for the first time ever again. I don't want to say much about the plot; however, I will say this to describe it: Set in the 1890's Victorian England, Tipping the Velvet starts with us meeting 17-year old "Nancy Asteby," a sea-side bred and oyster-shucking girl in who can't understand why kissing her boyfriend makes her feel nothing. When a traveling cross-dressing vaudeville singer "Kitty Butler" performs in drag at a local playhouse, Nan develops a crush on her and sets off on a journey. Determined to be Kitty's "sweetheart," Nan follows her and the show to the larger theaters of London. Nan cuts her hair and turns herself into a male impersonator to be a part of Butler's act, and thoroughly enjoys her new butch persona. Nan and Kitty fall in love, but problems arise. Nan's journey takes her from experiencing a plethora of ups and downs, while traveling through the circles of London's lesbian aristocrat society and sorjournes with her understanding the contentment of love. Tipping the Velvet is based on the novel by Sarah Waters, adapted by and made into a three-part series by the BBC. The quality of the cinematography is superb, better in fact that many movies I've recently seen. The coloring is as gorgeous as the women. In a post-movie interview, Waters comments that she loves the film, but that really intense and excellent scenes were omitted from the movie that were in the novel. That means I'm going to buy the novel and read it for sure. Go rent this movie. Buy it, in fact, because you'll want to anyway.

I loved this series. To make it more clear when purchasing this is a BBC 3 part series not a movie. It has many twists in turns and ones that were pleasantly surprising and some that were shocking. All the actors/resses were phenomenal and their portrayal of the period and the culture. I found myself immersed in the story line, crying, laughing and rooting the main character on as she searched for herself. I was sad when it was over so soon and wanted to watch more! I would recommend this movie, it truly is not what it seems on the cover and is much better than I ever expected.

Buena

I love this movie! It is one of the best lesbian mini series around! Victorian,seductive,sensual,erotic, and heart warming. If you are into artsy films, this is definitely the right one to buy! The girls are ALL gorgeous and it is split up into three episodes that are set up perfectly. Do buy, it will be a hit for you and ALL of your friends, be careful, keep track of who has it! It's that good! Everyone will want to borrow it :-) Nan Ashly is a heart throb and a half!

In inglese con sottotitoli in inglese. Molto carino e ben recitato. Ottima trasposizione.

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2002版 英語字幕あり リージョンフリーのプレーヤーでないと再生出来ませんでした。 (冒頭にFBIの警告文がありますので、NTSC リージョン1かもしれません) BBCによって映像化された、サラ・ウォーターズ原作の作品で、 エピソードが3つに分かれていますが、若い女性NANの物語です。 日本語字幕で見た、荊の城、が本当に面白かったので、こちらも 何の知識も先入観もなく見てみましたら、本当に面白かったです。 英語がそれ程堪能でなくても、細かいところがわからなくても、 引き込まれるように見てしまいました。 (割とゆっくりめで、聞き取りやすい英語だと思います) イギリスの片田舎の海辺で家業を手伝ってカキの殻を剥いていた NANが、旅興業で劇場に来ていた一座の男装芸の麗人に心惹かれ やがて同じ道に・・・。 愛、裏切り、絶望、希望、そして本当の愛に目覚めていくストーリーが コメディータッチな作風で描かれています。 原作、脚本がしっかりしていると、こうも面白くなるのかとリピートしています。 女優さん達もそれぞれいい味を出されていると思います。荊の城もそうですが、 この時代のイギリス物独特の雰囲気が醸し出されていると感じます。 心癒される名作の一品だと思います。

Als ich den Film zum ersten Mal angeschaut habe ging es mir wie bei manchen CDs. Ich musste ihn nochmals anschauen und danach war ich Feuer und Flamme. Überraschender Weise sind auf zwei DVDs eine Geschichte entstanden die über zwei Frauen handelt die sich zu einander hingezogen fühlen, aber durch verschiedene Lebensabschnitte gehen müssen was dem Zuschauer aber nicht langweilig verkauft wird sondern eine Story erzählt wird die einen mitreissen muss. Leider auch hier viel Eifersucht, Betrug, Leid, aber auch Durchhaltevermögen, Willenskraft und den Mut zu was anderem. Der Zuschauer wird von Minute zu Minute immer mehr polarsiert, ja und stellt sich am Ende auf eine Seite des guten!! Ich würde die DVD jederzeit wieder kaufen!! Wie gesagt, man muss den Film in Ruhe anschauen und wahrscheinlich auch ein zweites Mal damit alle Zusammenhänge verstanden werden.

Otra gran adaptación de otra de las novelas de Sarah Waters. A diferencia de la oscura atmósfera de Fingersmith, ésta miniserie nos adentra en el mundo del teatro a la par que nos engancha en la vida de Nancy King, y en como su vida cambia y se transforma debido a ese intenso primer amor que todos sufrimos alguna vez.