Stiff Upper Lips (1998)

Name: Stiff Upper Lips
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1998
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Georgina Cates, Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Sean Pertwee

1h 39m United Kingdom, India

Comedy

Plot

Stiff Upper Lips offers a humorous take on British period dramas, playfully skewering the opulent style of Merchant-Ivory films from the '80s and early '90s. While it directly pokes fun at classics like A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, and Maurice, the satire extends to broader Edwardian characteristics, including rigid propriety, sexual restraint, xenophobia, and class elitism. This clever parody invites viewers to laugh at the absurdity of these traits while celebrating the genre's tropes, all wrapped in a whimsical narrative.

Cast

Georgina Cates Peter Ustinov Prunella Scales Samuel West Sean Pertwee David Artus Kevin Furlong Nicholas Selby John Boswall Robert Portal Frank Finlay Geoffrey Palmer Jon Croft Charles Simon Anna Livia Ryan