Tipping The Velvet.

Tipping The Velvet

I wanted to write about this, 'Tipping The Velvet', from the moment I saw the show a few nights ago. It was interesting to me on so many levels, but I truly just want to convey how much entertainment value it had. It's well worth a watch, though you do need to reserve three hours to watch the entire series. It was one of those few video rentals which you love every second of, and it is a very sad realization when you come to the end of it.

It's sweet, it's romantic, and reminded me so much of some of my romance novels. The difference in 'Tipping the Velvet', and traditional romance cinema was that instead of the two characters being male and female, it was two girls. Set in Brighton and London, the time period of the show communicated the sexuality of the lead characters in a way which was neither odd, nor did it have that corny aspect that so many programs do which deals with same sex relationships.The sexuality seemed natural, as it should, and it was nice to see a modern day love story represent that.

This movie, obviously based on a best selling book by Sarah Waters, that I've never read prior to watching the mini-series, follows the life of a poor rural girl and her rise to wealth, homelessness and finally family. It's beautifully done, and the music will so get stuck your head. Most of us will identify in some way with the trials and triumphs of the characters.