Comedy · United Kingdom · 1998 · 1h 39m

Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips poster
Director
Gary Sinyor
Cast
Georgina Cates as Emily Peter Ustinov as Horace Wiggins Prunella Scales as Aunt Agnes Samuel West as Edward Sean Pertwee as George David Artus as Hurdler
Crew
Simon Archer — Director of Photography Peter Hollywood — Editor Paul Simpkin — Writer Gary Sinyor — Writer Jeremy Bolt — Producer Gary Sinyor — Producer
Tagline

This sexual awakening... turns into a hilarious nightmare!

Synopsis

Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Maurice, A Passage to India, and many other films, in a more general way Stiff Upper Lips satirises popular perceptions of certain Edwardian traits: propriety, sexual repression, xenophobia, and class snobbery.

Trailer Stiff Upper Lips — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Gary Sinyor Director Simon Archer Director of Photography Peter Hollywood Editor Paul Simpkin Writer Gary Sinyor Writer Jeremy Bolt Producer Gary Sinyor Producer Stephanie Collie Costume Design
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