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| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: March 19, 1982 |
Starring:
Alex Karras, Graham Stark, Herb Tanney, James Garner, John Rhys-Davies, Julie Andrews, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Robbins, Peter Arne, Robert Preston
Summary:
A struggling female soprano (Julie Andrews) finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
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There is so much to like and admire in Edwards' intricate comedy about sexual identity which is neither vulgar nor preachy, combining a Clouseau-esque bedroom farce - and the prospect of characters coming out of the closet in all possible ways - with a convincing love story and just enough show-stopping musical numbers...Don't miss this one. It sends sparks.
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It stars Julie Andrews, Robert Preston and James Garner, each giving the performance of his and her career in a marvelous fable about mistaken identity, sexual roleplaying, love, innocence and sight gags, including one that illustrates the dangers of balancing yourself on a champagne bottle on one finger within the range of a singing voice that shatters glass.
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Take this classical-farce premise, put it in the very accomplished hands of the neoclassical director Blake Edwards, and you have yourself a real comedy -not a mere grab bag of gags but a deliciously accelerating divertissement on the theme of role-playing, sexual and otherwise. [22 March 1982, p.84]
Because they all seem to be people first and genders second, they see the humor in their bewildering situation as quickly as anyone, and their cheerful ability to rise to a series of implausible occasions makes Victor/Victoria not only a funny movie, but, unexpectedly, a warm and friendly one.
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Edwards pulls laughs, though. He does it with the crudest setups and the moldiest, most cynical dumb jokes.
Oct 12, 2019
How many things may happen when a penniless, starving singer accepts to pose as a man in a transvestite show? So many for make a full mess. The chemistry Edwards + Andrews + Mancini is infallible, for cause lots of laughing.
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