{"id":46150,"date":"2020-01-12T23:19:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T06:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46150"},"modified":"2020-11-23T11:30:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T18:30:46","slug":"victor-victoria-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46150","title":{"rendered":"Victor \/ Victoria (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You two-timing son-of-a-bitch &#8212; he&#8217;s a woman!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Victor-Victoria-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Victor-Victoria-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Victor-Victoria-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Victor-Victoria-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Victor-Victoria-Poster.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA destitute singer (Julie Andrews) in 1930s Paris befriends a gay man (Robert Preston) who convinces her to pose as a female impersonator. &#8220;Victor&#8221; (Andrews) quickly finds success, as well as admiration from a gangster (James Garner) who has trouble reconciling his attraction to a &#8220;man&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aspiring Stars<\/li>\n<li>Blake Edwards Films<\/li>\n<li>Gender Bending<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>James Garner Films<\/li>\n<li>Julie Andrews Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Robert Preston Films<\/li>\n<li>Singers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHusband-and-wife team Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews reached an artistic plateau in this culmination of their cinematic interest in mistaken identities, gender-bending, and the performing life. Andrews plays a likable, plucky heroine we can&#8217;t help rooting for; thankfully, sufficient time is provided for us to get to know her and sympathize with her plight. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1827\" height=\"891\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3.png 1827w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews3-554x270.png 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1835\" height=\"891\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4.png 1835w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4-1536x746.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews4-556x270.png 556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Preston is delightful as her supportive new roommate, and convincing as a gay man; his final dance performance (completed in a single take) is a hoot. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1831\" height=\"931\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance.png 1831w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance-128x65.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance-1536x781.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Final-Dance-531x270.png 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1831px) 100vw, 1831px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The humor &#8212; including plenty of Edwards&#8217; signature slapstick &#8212; is broad but suitable, and mostly works, with a highlight including the extended &#8220;cockroach in my salad&#8221; restaurant sequence. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1835\" height=\"899\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach.png 1835w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach-1536x753.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Cockroach-551x270.png 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A minor quibble is that we&#8217;re shown a few too many shots of Garner looking at Andrews with skepticism before learning the truth about her gender (we get it, already):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1815\" height=\"895\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner.png 1815w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner-1536x757.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Garner-548x270.png 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1815px) 100vw, 1815px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but their subsequent complicated romance plays out authentically, as Garner must continue to confront his own homophobia while Andrews stands up for her professional needs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julie Andrews as Victor(ia) (nominated by Peary as one of the Best Actresses of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1835\" height=\"909\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2.png 1835w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2-1536x761.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Andrews2-545x270.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Preston as Toddy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1821\" height=\"883\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston.png 1821w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston-1536x745.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Preston-557x270.png 557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1821px) 100vw, 1821px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine period sets and costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1839\" height=\"897\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets.png 1839w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Sets-554x270.png 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1839px) 100vw, 1839px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Luminous cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1835\" height=\"903\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing.png 1835w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing-1536x756.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Victor-Victoria-Dancing-549x270.png 549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henry Mancini&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Andrews&#8217; performance and as an overall enjoyable show. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#goodshow\">Good Show<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084865\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s512victor.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/12761%7C0\/Victor-Victoria.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5543&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/03\/19\/movies\/victor-victoria-a-blake-edwards-farce.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You two-timing son-of-a-bitch &#8212; he&#8217;s a woman!&#8221; Synopsis: A destitute singer (Julie Andrews) in 1930s Paris befriends a gay man (Robert Preston) who convinces her to pose as a female impersonator. &#8220;Victor&#8221; (Andrews) quickly finds success, as well as admiration from a gangster (James Garner) who has trouble reconciling his attraction to a &#8220;man&#8221;. Genres: Aspiring Stars Blake Edwards Films Gender Bending Historical Drama James Garner Films Julie Andrews Films Mistaken or Hidden Identities Musicals Robert Preston Films Singers Review:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46150\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46150"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54123,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46150\/revisions\/54123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}