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 loved the book and though this adaption was a bit different than the source, it was still a great mini-series and definitely worth watching.I loved Rachael Stirling--even though her voice did bother me at first--I strangely did get used to it after about 20 minutes (I don't think they even needed to affect her voice--but whatevs). I guess she should have been a bit more butch--but I thought she was great. Keely Hawes was very good as Kitty Butler, as was Anna "duckface" Chancellor as Diana. Also the actress who played the maid Zena: Sally Hawkins--she was magnetic on screen--and I was thrilled to see her playing Sue in the Fingersmith adaptation. The music was a little 'eh'.As for the changes Davies made to the material --it worked in some regards (the end setting for example, was much better than the book) but was a little questionable in other areas. For instance--(as others have mentioned)the 'slapstick' humor in the sex scenes--which I can see adding to help offset the racy material when it aired on the BBC--but still, that humor isn't always there in the book and sort of belittles the drama a bit (though it did work in some areas). Another big change was the character of Flo--her personality is quite different in the book, but I did think the Last of the Mohicans girl cast as Flo was very good anyway.For a BBC production, I was quite impressed by the direction/cinematography & overall talent of the cast--as well as their willingness to put something like this on the TV. Bravo BBC.Though I will say, I think Fingersmith was probably the better book and adaption--so make sure to read/watch that one next.

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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.

This movie was amazing. I had not read the book but the story called my attention. I enjoyed watching the movie from the very beginning. I fell in love as Nan (Rachael Stirling) did and my heart broke as hers did. Diana Leatherby (Anna Chancellor) was amazing and controlling; still I loved it when Nan stood up to her. But I think the greatest moment for me was when Nan had to decide which love to choose. I won't spoil it but at the very end I felt all those emotions. I also have to say that I loved Flo (Jodhi May), and her innocence. The movie was well done. This movie had a little but everything for everyone, I think.