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Tipping the Velvet is a British film of genre Drama directed by Geoffrey Sax released in USA on 9 october 2002 with Rachael Stirling

Tipping the Velvet (2002)

Tipping the Velvet
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Released in USA 9 october 2002
Length 2h57
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating81% 4.057854.057854.057854.057854.05785

Tipping the Velvet est un film britannique réalisé par Georgina Lowe d'après le roman éponyme de Sarah Waters. Le roman est paru en 1998 et le film est sorti en 2002.

Le film a été produit en trois volets par la BBC.

Synopsis

En 1888, à Whitstable dans le Kent, une jeune écaillère d'huîtres de dix-huit ans, Nancy, va régulièrement avec sa sœur Alice au Palace, un établissement de music-hall. Elle y découvre un jour une nouvelle artiste, Kitty Butler, qui fait un numéro de travesti. Nancy s'éprend de l'artiste, et parvient à entrer à son service comme habilleuse, tout en cachant ses sentiments.

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