best movie i've ever seen.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

A down on her luck singer (Julie Andrews) in 1930s Paris suddenly hits the big time when she is advised by a gay cabaret performer (Robert Preston) to become a female impersonator. However, then having to also be a man pretending to be a woman adds its own set of complications, especially as she starts being wooed by night club owner King Marchand (James Garner), himself on the run from the Chicago mob.Funny, catchy and even a little portent-giving, Edwards' LGBT musical comedy is a true treat, and one of the man's finest hours as a director and writer. Leading the charge is an absolutely magnetic lead in Andrews, who reminds us why she was one of the great talents of her generation, deftly balancing comedy and drama while proving her singing chops, having to adopt a slightly masculine bass a number of times.That in turn brings us to the cheeky yet peppy songs by maestro Henry Mancini, which cover a nice variety of different styles with the highlight being the flamenco-spired 'Shady Dame From Seville' and often squeeze a good chuckle or nine in for good measure. Of course, the film's biggest ace is its smart and witty script, which offered a far more balanced look at homosexuality years than was considered even an acceptable thought at the time (especially given how close this was to things like the AIDS scare), as well as rather compelling gender satire that pokes fun at our constructs of what is masculine versus feminine and milks them for all they're worth. And of course, being an Edwards production there is some gut busting slapstick on display too, especially concerning the mob.Really, do I need to say more? Great people made a great movie about a great subject. Yeah, didn't think so. Just go see the damn thing.

Blake Edwards produced a great history of comedy films and in this one where he writes and directs his wife Julie Andrews is a very solid effort. The king of the Pink Panther series, this movie combines and excellent cast with a great script adapted from Rheinhol Schnuzel and Hans Hoemburg's works. This is not the first time this concept was brought to the screen but it is one of the better efforts.Turns out Edwards is married to the right woman as Andrews in this one is as good as it gets for the role of Victor/Victoria. Henry Mancini's music and her singing work well together. The under appreciated Robert Preston is perfectly cast as the queen of the plot. Alex Karras has what turns out to be his best film role as he shows acting skill in support here. James Garner is solid here though it is later in the film before he actually gets any script to work with. Lesley Ann Warren is good as the straight sexual woman who gets to play Victors jealous rival, and she gets a musical number and does well with it as a bonus.For an era of the 1980's where Musical Films are considered dead on arrival in theaters, this one does a great job staging a semi- musical in solid fashion. This film is the beginning of a coming out for gay folks and mixes in comedy very well. It is a film that has all the tools to make the concept more real though it did have some films and television prior which had already explored the ground of being gay.It uses the cast perfectly and Edwards screen adaptation is first rate.

The film "Victor Victoria", which means man versus female, deals with gender stereotyping, double standards, homosexuality, and appearance versus reality. The film was directed by Blake Edwards. There are three keys actors in the movie, which is Victoria (a female singer who is eager for a gig), Toddy (a flashy night singer with comedic abilities), and King Marchan (a Chicago nightclub proprietor and mobster).Victoria is kind-hearted, authentic, eager and very creative at being Victor but she is in the low class, lower than Norma and eventually there's growth in the social class. Toddy is humorous, sensitive, curious, careless, yet he speaks his mind. King Marchan pretends to be happy at first but he is a criminal, superior, swanky, and prosperous. There are two scenes that focus heavily on the theme of the movie. The first scene is where King Marchan sneaks into Victoria and Toddy's hotel in order to figure out her identity. In this scene there were medium shots, close-up shots, subjective shots and long shots. The editing's were jump cuts. The camera movements were tracking, pan, and tilt. The camera angles were high angle camera and low angle camera. The sound was a score but it felt sneaky and stalker. The second scene is where King Marchan sneaks out of Victoria and Toddy's hotel because he came to a conclusion about her identity. In this scene there were long shots, close-up shots, medium shots, and subjective shots. The editing's were jump cuts. The camera movements were pan, tracking, and tilt. The camera angles were low angle camera and high angle camera. The sound was a score but it felt sneaky, calm, stalker, and under-control.The first scene is where King Marchan sneaks into Victoria and Toddy's hotel in order to figure out her identity. Firstly, there are black and white colors, which means mystery and simplicity. Secondly, there are brown, darkness, and light, which means stability, ignorance, and safety. Furthermore, it is winter, there's snow, and the color is black, which means obscures, despair, and mourning. The second scene is where King Marchan sneaks out of Victoria and Toddy's hotel because he came to a conclusion about her identity. Firstly, there are black, white, orange, green, pink, blue, and red colors, which means sophistication, surrender, enthusiasm, inexperience, feminist, stability, and danger. Secondly, there is snow, it is winter, gold and brown colors, which means obscure, hibernate, power, and outdoor. Moreover, there's orange, darkness, and light, which means warmth, ignorant, and safety.If you really want a good laughter (suspense as belief), I will recommend this film to you because comedy is amusing; there are issues that can occur in reality and you shall enjoy it, eventually.

at first sigh - a musical from golden age of Hollywood. only the theme can be strange. in fact, a lovely film in which Julie Andrews shines.it is funny and dramatic, sweet and political correct, charming and kitsch in few moments. but, more important, it has the art to seduce because the Paris from 1934, the atmosphere of 1960, on screen in 1982 are tricks who gives to it the aura of evergreen. it can be another Cabaret or a not common comedy. but the doses are precises and the team at high level. so, it is not just a musical or a nice movie, it is not a manifesto in AIDS shadow or a lesson about moral. it represents only a story of love, an old exploration of dream power, arena for good acting and for a lovely music. and it is enough to remember it, again and again like a slice of eccentric joy spirit.