Jun 14th 

Stiff Upper Lips                            

(GB 1996)
Cavalier Features/Impact Pictures/Ivory Hall. 90m.

A coming-of-age girl seeks eligible suitors, whom unfortunately include a handsome local peasant.

The conventions and all the subtexts of the period drama are laid bare in this overdue but crude spoof, authentically lavish in style although most of the jokes are laboured and unsubtle, but some occasionally hit the bullseye.

Written by: Paul Simpkin, Gary Sinyor.

Producers: Jeremy Bolt, Gary Sinyor.

Director: Gary Sinyor.

Starring: Samuel West, Robert Portal, Georgina Cates, Prunella Scales, Peter Ustinov, Sean Pertwee, Brian Glover, Frank Finlay.

Photography: Simon Archer.

Music: David Hughes, John Murphy.