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Victor Victoria

1982

Blake Edwards

Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren ...

7.1

8,089

Comedy. Musical. Romance Blake Edwards tones down the broadly farcical style that is his signature with this sly musical comedy starring Julie Andrews as British entertainer Victoria Grant. She and an older friend, gay impresario Toddy (Robert Preston), are close to starvation in 1930s Paris. Desperate for work, he changes her image, introducing her to the cabaret world as female impersonator Victor/Victoria. Victoria, now a woman pretending to be a man in ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Not only a funny movie, but, unexpectedly, a warm and friendly one (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[It] is so good, so exhilarating, that the only depressing thing about it is the suspicion that Mr. Edwards is going to have a terrible time trying to top it."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"There is so much to like and admire in Edwards' intricate comedy (...) Don't miss this one."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Edwards odd reworking of his orginal German-language film garnered awards at the time but hasn't aged well."	NEG
United States	Jeremy Gerard Variety	"A sparkling, ultra-sophisticated entertainment from Blake Edwards."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"A work of dry wit, high slapstick, black despair, romantic warmth, and penetrating intelligence (...) Very personal and very entertaining"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Edwards' film forces audiences to examine their own ideas about gender and sexuality, and that's great."	POS
Spain	Fernando Morales Diario El País	"Edwards usó el toque de elegancia que caracteriza muchas de sus obras para rodar esta divertida comedia musical (...) Transformismo para un enredo simpático y muy agradable."	POS

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