Kirpianuscus not exactly for its subject. but for the wise manner to use the ambiguity. for a form of refined eroticism. for the status of story about everything. ironic, seductive and... almost perfect. it is something obscure in its great charm. the humor, the songs, the relations between characters, the atmosphere are just parts of sketch. but the portrait is so complex , a web with small pieces, than it has the gift to be a different but the same in essence Cabaret. the show and the lives. the challenges and the lights who are the most useful protection for a too vulnerable truth. Julie Andrews is just great. but , not ignoring her impressive talent, she has the advantage of the right story who force her to do the best work in the admirable way. so, a provocative film.

DKosty123 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.

SnoopyStyle It's 1934 Paris. Carole "Toddy" Todd (Robert Preston) is a gay cabaret singer. Victoria Grant (Julie Andrews) is struggling to get a singing job and faints from starvation. Toddy is thrown out of his latest gig after starting a fight that trashes the club. Toddy comes up with an idea. Victoria pretends to be a man to get a job singing as a female impersonator with Toddy as her/his manager. Grant takes on the alter ego of gay Polish Count Victor Grazinski who was disowned by his family. Grant impresses leading agent Andre Cassell (John Rhys-Davies). King Marchand (James Garner) is the most successful nightclub owner in Chicago who finds Victor/Victoria irresistible. His girlfriend Norma Cassady (Lesley Ann Warren) is a real wildcat.There are some fine comedy being played. There are some hilarious gags in the restaurant early on. Robert Preston plays a homosexual like a real person. Julie Andrews is her charming self and she plays a man with equal charm. Blake Edwards does some of his best work. It takes on some gender bending sex slapstick farce with such a deft touch. It's never mean-spirited and has such joyous fun. The key role is James Garner. He has to be a manly man but also has a believable sensitive side. He is definitely the man for the job. And Robert Preston has a hilarious song and dance at the end. There are some great funny moments.

englishtnscones Blake Edwards was a genius! I agree with other reviewers that if you have a problem with THIS movie, then you have issues with your own sexuality that are no one else's problem but your own. I could watch this movie 1000 times (and I think I may have) and still belly laugh all the way through! I've let my kids watch it and all of the 'adult' jokes go right over their heads, like they did mine when I was only 13 (that's how I remember when this movie was released). Blake Edwards, who was not only Julie Andrew's husband but also the director of all the Pink Panther movies, was a brilliant director that more young movie makers should model their craft after. Physical comedy, not necessarily script lines, will always get a huge laugh if filmed properly with proper comedic timing (something that is next-to-impossible to teach). Knowing HOW to shoot a comedy scene is the key to getting those big laughs (watch the cockroach- restaurant scene to the end and note the change in audience perspective; that's what makes that scene a cinematic classic!) Get some popcorn, a glass of good French wine and prepare yourself for an evening of laughs and feel-good entertainment! Great for the whole family...as long as you're not "uptight". Life's too short to go through it uptight anyway so LEARN to be less selfish, LEARN to respect other people's way of thinking (even if it differs from your own beliefs)and LEARN how to be TOLERANT!