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A woman's (Georgina Cates) brother and aunt (Prunella Scales) try to pair her with a fop in 1908 England, but she has eyes for a strapping peasant. Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV. Rent ...
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- Gary Sinyor
- R
- Peter Ustinov
Stiff Upper Lips is a 1997 film directed by Gary Sinyor and starring Sean Pertwee, Georgina Cates, Robert Portal, Samuel West, Prunella Scales, Peter Ustinov, and Brian Glover in his final film role. It is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant Ivory productions of the 1980s and early 1990s.
Stiff Upper Lips: Directed by Gary Sinyor. With David Artus, Kevin Furlong, Nicholas Selby, John Boswall. Spoofs Merchant-Ivory films: Aunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) tries to force Emily (Georgina Cates) to marry boring Cedric Trilling (Robert Portal) by taking her to Italy and India in hopes will forget about handsome George (Sean Pertwee).
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- Comedy
- Gary Sinyor
- 1998-06-12
"Stiff Upper Lips" pokes fun at the crustiness of the British upper crust as it follows a silly ensemble of aristocrats from England to Italy to India and back. Those who groan at puns and mutter "humph!" at wry humor will likely enjoy "SUL" while those who don't will suffer the opposite reaction.
A rollicking satire of British period dramas, Stiff Upper Lips merges the sense and sensibility of A Room With a View with the oddball shtick of The Naked Gun. Full Review | May 27, 2022
At Cambridge University, upper class students Edward (Samuel West) and Cedric (Robert Portal) are connected, and not simply because they messed up a race around the quad by getting in the way.
Stiff Upper Lips featuring Georgina Cates and Peter Ustinov is streaming with subscription on Hoopla, available for rent or purchase on Apple TV, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 2 others. It's a comedy movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 6.1 (1,161 votes).
