Film reaction -- Victor/Victoria
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butterflyI still can't sleep.
Julie Andrews plays Victoria -- a woman who pretends to be a man pretending to be a woman. It's a romantic comedy, but one that has a lot of thoughtful moments related to gender and sexual orientation. Julie's voice is... I adore Julie Andrews and her voice. Sound of Music is such a sweeping and epic musical and it's such a fixture of my childhood.
Robert Preston plays the gay nightclub entertainer (Toddy) who convinces Victoria that she could succeed as a female impersonator where she hadn't been able to as a female singer. Thus is Count Victor born.
James Gardner plays a gangster (King) who falls in love with Victor/Victoria. He does find out that she's a woman (by sneaking into the hotel room that she's sharing with her 'lover', Toddy). After that, though, he makes a point of telling her "I don't care if you are a man," she tells him she's not, and again, he says, "I still don't care." So, at that point, he knew that she was a woman, but he's saying that even if she weren't, he'd have fallen for her, which makes me a little melty inside.
Plus, it's a Julie Andrews musical, which means great songs.
Then, there's the moll (Norma) played by Leslie Ann Warren. She and Robert Preston have a terrific scene that includes this delightful exchange -
Norma: "I think that the right woman could reform you."
Toddy: "You know, I think the right woman could reform you."
Highly enjoyable. And the dvd includes a commentary with Julie Andrews and the director, Blake Edwards (the Pink Panther guy).
Julie Andrews plays Victoria -- a woman who pretends to be a man pretending to be a woman. It's a romantic comedy, but one that has a lot of thoughtful moments related to gender and sexual orientation. Julie's voice is... I adore Julie Andrews and her voice. Sound of Music is such a sweeping and epic musical and it's such a fixture of my childhood.
Robert Preston plays the gay nightclub entertainer (Toddy) who convinces Victoria that she could succeed as a female impersonator where she hadn't been able to as a female singer. Thus is Count Victor born.
James Gardner plays a gangster (King) who falls in love with Victor/Victoria. He does find out that she's a woman (by sneaking into the hotel room that she's sharing with her 'lover', Toddy). After that, though, he makes a point of telling her "I don't care if you are a man," she tells him she's not, and again, he says, "I still don't care." So, at that point, he knew that she was a woman, but he's saying that even if she weren't, he'd have fallen for her, which makes me a little melty inside.
Plus, it's a Julie Andrews musical, which means great songs.
Then, there's the moll (Norma) played by Leslie Ann Warren. She and Robert Preston have a terrific scene that includes this delightful exchange -
Norma: "I think that the right woman could reform you."
Toddy: "You know, I think the right woman could reform you."
Highly enjoyable. And the dvd includes a commentary with Julie Andrews and the director, Blake Edwards (the Pink Panther guy).
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