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The movie is made in the spirit of classic movie sex farces, and is in fact based on one (a 1933 German film named “Viktor Und Viktoria,” which I haven't seen). Its more recent inspiration is probably “La Cage aux Folles,” an enormous success that gave Hollywood courage to try this offbeat material.
Jul 19, 2020 · Müller and Thimig are perfect as the battling professional duo while the suave Anton Walbrook (billed here as Adolf Wohlbrück) is Viktoria’s love interest. Unlike the Edwards version, there is no hint of homosexuality in the original, either implied or suspected.
Jun 12, 2020 · written by Patricia Henderson June 12, 2020. Kino Lorber. The charming, operetta-style film, Viktor und Viktoria was originally released in its native Germany in 1933. It had a wider release as Victor and Victoria, with English subtitles, two years later. The latter is the version I watched for this article.
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Film Review: Victor/Victoria Victor/Victoria is a sparkling, ultra-sophisticated entertainment from Blake Edwards. Based on a 1933 German film comedy [Viktor und Viktoria, written and directed by ...
Jun 8, 2020 · Classic Film Review: German gender bending, the 1933 original “Viktor und Viktoria”. Posted on June 8, 2020 by Roger Moore. The 1982 Blake Edwards farce “Victor/Victoria” was a landmark in the mainstream cinema’s treatment of gay subject matter on the big screen, and a giddy, Oscar-winning blockbuster to boot.
Mar 19, 1982 · Using as its inspiration Reinhold Schuenzel's 1933 German musicalcomedy film, ''Viktor und Viktoria,'' released in New York in 1935, Mr. Edwards's screenplay is about a down-on-her-luck...
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