Sin duda uno de los musicales más divertidos que he visto y de los que con más gracia trata el tema de los dragqueens.
Dirigida en 1982 por Blake Edwards y protagonizada por Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner y Lesley Ann Warren (divertidísima en su papel de rubia histriónica), Víctor o Victoria cuenta la historia de Victoria (Julie Andrews) un cantante de ópera que no consigue encontrar trabajo en el París de 1934 y vive sumida en la pobreza. Con la ayuda de Carroll Todd (Robert Preston) un cantante de cabaret gay, Victoria se disfraza de hombre y se hace pasar un transformista (“una mujer que finge ser un hombre que, a su vez, finge ser una mujer”). El éxito es abrumador y París cae rendido a sus pies… incluso un gánster multimillonario (James Garner) que no “acaba de ver claro” que sea un hombre de verdad…
Números musicales inolvidables (como “Le Jazz hot” o “Chicago Illinois”, de los que os dejo el video al final del post), música de Henry Mancini, un vestuario espectacular creado por Patricia Norris, sus 7 nominaciones a los Oscar y un reparto de secundarios de lujo (Robert Preston y Lesley Ann Warren estuvieron nominados al Oscar) hacen de esta película una de esas joyas que no os podéis perder.
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¿Qué os parece?
Without any doubts one of the funniest musicals I’ve ever seen that also offers an amusing perspective of the drag queen world.
Directed in 1982 by Blake Edwards and starred by Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner and Lesley Ann Warren (hilarious in her role of a screechy-voiced blondie), Victor Victoria tells the history of Victoria (Julie Andrews) a poverty-stricken soprano trying to find work in Paris 1934. Thanks to the help of Carroll Todd (Robert Preston) a gay cabaret singer, Victoria turns into a female impersonator (“a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman”). The success is clamorous and all Paris fall at her feet… including a millionaire gangster (James Garner) who is not very sure about the fact that he’s really a man…
Unforgettable musical numbers (like “Le Jazz Hot” or “Chicago Illionois” whose videos can be watched at the end of the post), Henry Mancini’s music,
an spectacular wardrobe designed by Patricia Norris, 7 Oscar awards nominations and an amazing cast of supporting actors (Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren were both nominated) make of that film another jewel not to be missed.
Have you watched Victor Victoria?
What do you think about it?
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| She's starving... |
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| Her debut with "Le Jazz Hot" |
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| Pay attention to the beautiful costume made of superlong fringes |
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| Victor or Victoria?? |
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| Love the gold and pink decoration of the cabaret!! |
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| Toddy (Robert Preston) happens to find his soulmate in Mr. Marchand's (James Garner) bodygard... |
It's really wroth it that you have a look to these videos from Victor Victoria (specially the first one you have to watch it until the end!!)
