Victor Victoria (1982)

Academy Awards, USA 1983

Won Oscar	Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score Henry Mancini Leslie Bricusse
Nominated Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role Julie Andrews
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role Robert Preston
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Lesley Ann Warren
	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Blake Edwards
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Rodger Maus Tim Hutchinson William Craig Smith Harry Cordwell
	Best Costume Design Patricia Norris

MGM
Directed by Blake Edwards
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Down and out nightclub singer Julie Andrews is befriended by an out of work cabaret star. He cooks up the idea for Julie to pretend to be a female impersonator. Apparently in 1930s Paris, a gimmick is needed for a woman to succeed. Well, it works, Julie becomes a sensation and they move from their flea-ridden hotel to the penthouse. Visiting Chicago nightclub owner James Garner falls in love with Julie, after he verifies that she is really a girl by sneaking into her hotel room. Julie falls in love with him, but he can't handle pretending to be gay in order not to blow her cover. About half way through the film I realized it was supposed to be a comedy, not a good sign, and it never got any funnier. Garner is bland and the on-screen chemistry with Julie practically non-existent. Saved only by Julie's singing.