Topsy-Turvy

…roommates, Leigh wrote and directed Topsy-Turvy (1999). In a departure from his work to that point, which typically followed wholly fictional characters in present-day contexts, the film centres on the famous 19th-century partnership of light-opera librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan; it earned him another Oscar screenplay nomination.

Gilbert in Topsy-Turvy (1999), a film depicting the nuanced relationship of playwright Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan.